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Faizan
A few weeks ago one of my teachers asked me what my word was for this year, and to be honest I was having a little trouble with it. I kept thinking the word slow. To slow things down. To truly tune into what I was saying both yes and no too. It didn't quite "feel" right though. She asked me what feeling I wanted the word slow to bring. Bingo! That was the missing link. The feeling I want with slowing down is inner peace. And thus inner peace is my word - my defiant side secretly loves that it's actually two words because who made up the rule that it has to be one anyway?!
So my commitment to myself is to have more inner peace in 2018. We went on to think about what thoughts, words, actions and habits do I need to have in order to create more of this feeling.
This is what I came up with, and I share this with you because I believe it will help you create yours too
I should preface that this process first involves looking at what is taking away from having more inner peace. I then created the following:
1. Only saying yes to projects and social activities (I love to have fun but it comes with a price sometimes) that are in line with my values. Knowing your top 5 values are key here AND ranking them helps too. This one is easy to check in on too each week. Being consciously aware in the moment on how you're making decisions is the ideal goal, and looking back objectively each week in the meantime to get a gauge on how you did will help you get there.
2. Saying no to projects and activities that do not honour my soul. Similar to (1.) but it's about saying no,. This involves continuing to work on being okay with saying no. I have been working on this one for years and it still pops up. I find the more off balance I am with self-care, the more this one presents itself as a problem.
3. Saying no to myself! My ego self wants me to cram up every moment of every day and it just doesn't serve me. And not with self-care activities I might add. More about the never ending "to do" list.
So my commitment to myself is to have more inner peace in 2018. We went on to think about what thoughts, words, actions and habits do I need to have in order to create more of this feeling.
This is what I came up with, and I share this with you because I believe it will help you create yours too
I should preface that this process first involves looking at what is taking away from having more inner peace. I then created the following:
1. Only saying yes to projects and social activities (I love to have fun but it comes with a price sometimes) that are in line with my values. Knowing your top 5 values are key here AND ranking them helps too. This one is easy to check in on too each week. Being consciously aware in the moment on how you're making decisions is the ideal goal, and looking back objectively each week in the meantime to get a gauge on how you did will help you get there.
2. Saying no to projects and activities that do not honour my soul. Similar to (1.) but it's about saying no,. This involves continuing to work on being okay with saying no. I have been working on this one for years and it still pops up. I find the more off balance I am with self-care, the more this one presents itself as a problem.
3. Saying no to myself! My ego self wants me to cram up every moment of every day and it just doesn't serve me. And not with self-care activities I might add. More about the never ending "to do" list.
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