What an interesting year 2021 was… I don’t know about you, but I am very excited about this new year.
Some people are unapologetic about putting up their trees before Thanksgiving. I am unapologetic about geeking out about the New Year. I am always excited for the new year. I am always putting old habits to bed and setting big goals. I am an affirmation writing, vision boarding, goal setting New Year New You kinda girl.
BUT - keep in mind those goals are Whole Health goals. There’s so much talk of the two ends of a spectrum. Is it true that you’re either over-pushing and grinding OR too lackadaisical and never gonna make progress? Nope. It is indeed not true.
It’s not all about hustle and grind. It’s also fun, pleasure, rest, connection, learning, slowness.
What if your goals were well-rounded? What if they came from a place of self-love and courage and support and alignment and abundance? Yes please!
And all that said, am I perfect at it? Nope.
Do I "break" my resolutions. Sometimes.
Do I care? Not on a day when I am managing my mind well. Because I know that progress is much more important than perfection.
That might be cliché at this point, but I am still here for it.
And I hope you will be too!
In addition to goals, I usually have a “word of the year.” I use it as a guidepost.
For 2020, my word was courage.
For 2021, my word was limitless.
For 2022, I am going with pleasure!
It has a really deep meaning, despite making me giggle a bit. Pleasure doesn’t mean all orneriness - it's "satisfaction and enjoyment.'' In everything we do, can we find a bit of pleasure? Can we have a base of pleasure when we work out? I say yes. Can we have a base of pleasure when we eat healthy food? I say yep. Can we have a base of pleasure when we serve others in our work? You guessed it. Even in hard times, can we see a sliver of pleasure? I bet so.
And pleasure isn't all fun and games actually. Giving yourself permission to experience it can be hard. So I've heard already. From the proverbial friend. Stay tuned for more lessons in pleasure. You can learn along with me. : )
Cheers to 2022!
