Yesterday, I lead a Wheel of Life session. I started that last year: we looked at 8 areas of life and set 3 goals for each area: a lofty goal, an easy to reach goal, and a maintenance goal. 

In June we did a review to see where we were at in each area. 

Yesterday, we reviewed our 2023 goals, celebrated our achievement with gratitude and acknowledged the goals we didn’t reach with self-love. Once 2023 was complete, we set our goals for 2024. It was energizing!

At this time of year, I am reminded of an article I read in 2014. It said that research found that people who set New Year’s resolutions are much more likely to reach their goal than people who don’t set New Year’s resolutions (there were actual statistics in the article that I don’t remember). So in 2015, I decided to find a type of exercise that I would enjoy doing. I tried different things during the year like mini-trampoline exercises, line dancing, and other classes. And on December 28, 2015, I tried crossfit and I loved it!

Since then, I am all for setting New Year’s resolutions in January and in September!

Today, I understood an aspect of visualization I had never seen before. I thought visualization was similar than meditation. But in his instructions, Hal Elrod talks about visualizing the steps we are taking towards the outcome we are visualizing. He add to see in our minds eyes as if it was happening from inside ourselves. Today, I wanted to soak my bathrobe in a de-stainer. Well, I have wanted to do it for 6 months.

So I practiced visualizing the steps it would take, but I kept being stopped. I didn’t know what container to use that would be big enough. I didn’t know how to measure 5 litres of water to be able to put the appropriate amount of the product. So I visualised walking around my house looking for the container and then looking for the best measuring device. And I realised that the visualizing included some type of figuring out. It was not all Zen-like or meditative like I thought it should be.

Well in the end, I got to soak my bathrobe. It came out whiter but the stains are still there. Better luck next time!

I experienced serendipity and connection: 

Last week at the gym, a woman I had never talked to before told me about this podcast she was listening to. She insisted that I take a picture of her phone screen to remember the name of the podcast.  That’s how I discovered the Miracle Morning.

What is the Miracle Morning? The Miracle Morning is the fastest way to wake up every day and create the life you’ve always wanted (even if you’re not a morning person).

The Miracle Morning practice includes Silence, Affirmations, Visualisation, Exercise, Reading, and Scribing (S.A.V.E.R.S.)

The author, Hal Elrod, started by practicing for an hour each morning but he found that even 6 minutes with one minute for each practice is enough. 

When I first heard the podcast about the Miracle Morning practice, I noticed that I was already doing 4 of them most days (I wasn’t reading or journaling). But now I have more intentionality. 

I have been doing the 6 practices for the last 6 days and my creativity has been through the roof! I got to restart 2 projects that had been on hold for more than 6 months!

Happy, thank you, more please!

Yesterday after posting my paragraph on my purposes, I noticed that my website host included a feature for AI feedback.

Curious, I clicked on it and I received a paragraph of AI feedback. I am still working on not taking feedback personally. Well, I found a way to practice: getting AI feedback is a reminder that what I write is not perfect.

That’s when I can remember to apply the second guidepost for wholehearted living: “Cultivating self-compassion: letting go of perfectionism.”

My intention is not to write perfectly, give tips, or provide guidance. My intention is to share my personal experience in case it inspires someone to ask themselves a question that leads to discovering more on wholehearted living. Take that AI Feedback. 😊 Can you imagine if the AI Feedback only said “Well done”?

Cultivating laughter at the expense of AI Feedback!!!

I love self-development. I have always loved all the ways to gain a different perspective or all the ways to do some introspection. I believe it allows me to know myself and discover what I want in life, what brings me joy, what I prefer, etc.

In one of the latest class I took, we did some exercises to write a life purpose. The facilitator explained that we don’t have to have only one. We can have multiple life purposes for different areas of our life. And we can change our life purposes when we choose.

In this class, I wrote 2 purposes:

• To foster the discovery of wholehearted living, creating communities, elevating connections, and eradicating loneliness.
• To model and inspire greater health.

I printed them on a page with an inspiring background and I read them every day. I often reflect on how the things I did during the day contribute to those purposes.

What would be a life purpose you could write for yourself?

It’s been so long since my last post! I don’t remember the discoveries I made from reading The Biology of Belief from Bruce Lipton.

I know that I have been able to change my beliefs with Geotran. I changed my belief, “I can’t go back to school” to I can and I did. I changed my belief and myself from “I hate cooking” to being someone who now enjoys preparing food. I am still surprised I was able to do that!

As I am resuming this 365-day journey, I want to expand the subject to include wholehearted living. Here is an article that explains what it is:

What is Heartful or Whole-Hearted Living? (habitsforwellbeing.com)