Every New Year, we jump on the bandwagon of changing ourselves into an improved version. We begin the race with a chant “New Year, New Me.” And then we set new year resolutions with the intention of changing our bodies, minds and lives in one year. This is precisely why most people abandon their resolutions.
I used to do this too. For a long time I’d set goals that would basically make me into a different person. But then I realized that all they did was make me feel bad about myself for never achieving them. I was exhausted by the mere thought of the goals so obviously I didn’t make any progress.
As I grew older, I figured out that I didn’t need to become a new me, I just needed to become more and more like the real me. We each have a unique blueprint that leads us to our highest self. This is the person you imagine in your mind’s eye when you daydream or when you’re listening to inspirational music. Every time you see that person, it makes you stand taller. If you’ve never caught a glimpse of that person before, you really need to. Because seeing yourself at your peak will change your life.
That person is who you need to become. It’s not a new person, it’s you. It’s you at your truest, most authentic expression. It’s you outside the walls of culture, tradition and societal conditioning. It’s the you that you would be if you didn’t have to live your parents’ dreams instead of yours. That you is who your resolutions should lead you towards.
So this year, avoid the rat race of New Year, New Me. It hasn’t worked before so why do you think it will work now? Sit down and allow yourself to visualize your best life. Allow yourself to feel the excitement. Then when you’re done ask yourself what you need to do on a day-by-day basis to get to that destination.
No matter how ridiculous that destination seems, it is available to you because that’s who you really are. You deserve that satisfying and fulfilling life. Attach yourself to the future and go there often in your mind. Let your spirit show you how you will get there, and get ready to move in flow.
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