{"id":1067,"date":"2019-01-03T17:31:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T22:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallybsedgwick.com\/conversation\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2019-01-03T17:31:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T22:31:19","slug":"welcome-to-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spiritmoxie.com\/conversation\/welcome-to-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SidewalkI\u2019m excited about this new year. Maybe it\u2019s because 2018 ended with an almost violent reset. A relationship I knew wasn\u2019t forever ended suddenly. Maybe because my continued quest to \u201cjust be\u201d has become more second nature with practice. Or perhaps it\u2019s because I have an ongoing commitment to hope and possibility.\u00a0 <\/span>Maybe it\u2019s an intuitive knowing.<\/span><\/p>\n

In rereading my challenges for us for 2017 (Dream<\/a>) and 2018 (And a year begins<\/a>), I wonder how I could have been so wise. And still, at the beginning of this year, I enter with positive uncertainty (yes, this can be true) and excitement. I did dream. And I didn\u2019t have concrete expectations, or, in other words, put limits on, how those dreams should appear. (You\u00a0 <\/span>might want to reread those posts too!)<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/i><\/span>BOOK<\/span> isn\u2019t published, but has acquired a new urgency and importance as to how it could be useful to others. It\u2019s written. I\u2019m currently reviewing and doing a bit of rewriting. Plus, an expansion suddenly appeared reflecting how the ideas in the book are presented. Working on it has become fun, although sometimes challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"WaikikiI did get to Hawaii, the first planned bucket list item I\u2019ve done in years. So, somehow one can plan and \u201cjust be\u201d at the same time, which is a skill I\u2019m slowly learning. One buys the tickets or makes the plan \u2014 but you know that action is separate from the trip or the event. If it happens, it happens. For example, when I was ill at the end of 2016, I had to cancel two plane trips, but wasn\u2019t penalized at all for doing so. Last year, I bought tickets for an event before my relationship ended and I wound up going to the concert with a completely unexpected someone for a supportive and gentle, and unplanned, afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"SanOn Spirit Moxie\u2019s Facebook page<\/a> (where there are<\/i> suddenly thousands of likes thanks to some great social media coaching), I asked, \u201cwhat word or phrase are you claiming to guide and support you\u201d for 2019? Perhaps this is one of the more common \u201cdon\u2019t make resolutions\u201d ideas. Friends on other sites are using words for 2019 like \u201csuccess\u201d as theirs. But my true challenge to you is more systemic. What word will pull you when you\u2019re feeling depressed? What will remind you of who you are deep in your heart at your very best? What word can encompass the feelings your dreams elicit?<\/span><\/p>\n

Danielle LaPorte created something called The Desire Map<\/i><\/a> which has you discover what feelings feed and support you, the feelings that confirm you\u2019ve had a fabulous day. Mine \u2014 but remember these aren\u2019t yours \u2014 are \u201cadventurous, creative, connected and light.\u201d I thought\u00a0<\/span>living as \u201cjust being\u201d would change them, but they haven\u2019t. You might want to discover your words. But even if you don\u2019t use her resource think about it. How do you want to feel? Be as specific as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

And join me in entering 2019 with positive expectations. We are claiming little things that can change the world, remember? Hope opens up the possibility for those expectations to appear. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, what worlds or phrase will support you? And us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAll photos by Spirit Moxie – from the top:<\/p>\n

2019 – sidewalk art
\nWaikiki Beach at sunset
\nFacebook post – photo of Richardson Bay, California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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