By the time you read this, the door to the year 2020 will have closed and the door to the year 2021 will have opened. None of us knows how the coming year will unfold, but each and every one of us has a choice on how we will approach it. Let me share with you how I plan on approaching the new year.
I will pay attention to the words of William James; “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
I will continue to lean into the beliefs of Zig Ziglar; “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what (who) you become by achieving your goals.”
I will pay heed to the words of Theodore Roosevelt; “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
I will remain open to new possibilities as expressed by Jimmy Dean; “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
I will endeavor to bring love to others by following the words of Maya Angelou; “Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.”
I will laugh and make others laugh because like E.E. Cummings said; “The most wasted of days is one without laughter.”
I will continue to believe that one does not have to look outside one’s one life to find beauty as Hazrat Inayat Khan said; “Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.”
And, I will accept that plans made in the previous year might not happen to allow for something even better to occur as stated by Joseph Campbell; “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
And, I will endeavor to follow the OPTIMIST CREED, especially the last line; “To live in the faith that the whole world in on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
I believe this to be an excellent recipe for creating an expansive and fulfilling life. One that anyone can easily follow. You might want to read it a few times as you stand at the open door to your life in the coming year.
If you are curious about how I maintain the mindset that I express in these blogs, reach out to me and we can have a conversation. You can e-mail me; rich@t-w-services.com, call or text me @941-276-1123, or go to our website and at the bottom of the home page select schedule a session with Rich. These sessions are absolutely free.
Happy New Year!
Namaste
Rich