The sun is just starting to climb over the horizon. Dawn is here. In the same way, Spring is the season for beginnings. As the Light begins to return, more and more each day, our human bodies get more serotonin, and more dopamine. We have a surge of energy. We are throwing off the lethargy of winter. Harness this natural biological surge and move forward. Do the 5 Breaths meditation listed earlier, or another free guided journey from my website www.soaringdragon.biz/classes, and when you are deeply relaxed, softly and gently ask your deep unconscious what it really wants. This is the part of you that always knows what you really want the meaning of your life to be.
Pick one small change - perhaps in your health or how you spend your life - and make a commitment to yourself. Start walking every day for 20 minutes. Check out my recipes and ideas for healthier eating. Read my blog for steps to take for more self-love and self-respect. Start Dumping the Garbage every night (see 101 Stress Busters). Just one small thing, not a major make-over, because that can scare your unhealed inner child so much she starts sabotaging - and it scares other people into sabotage as well. Just one small thing. Commit to it utterly.
Set up rewards for yourself (not food-related, please; meditate until you know what you really want and aren't giving yourself permission to have), when you do your one small thing every day for a week. And keep your word to yourself. You're a person of integrity. You deserve to be able to rely on your word. Give yourself that reward - perhaps time to yourself. I have a client who went to her sister's house for 90 minutes every Saturday, just for Me Time, because she could not trust her family to respect her boundaries. Eventually, she was able to have Me Time at home, and also Creative Time when the whole family did various art projects together - bliss! Whatever your rewards are, know that you CAN brainstorm the rewards that are small in cost but huge in meaning and personal value.
Everywhere, plant life is coming into exuberant form, pushing up through the earth, bursting into colorful bloom or lush foliage. You are part of this ageless rhythm as well. Let the energy of spring flow through your veins and answer the call with a clear and exultant YES! The journey of a lifetime is accomplished step by step. Take a step and commit to another one every day....
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