There was always an excitement about January 1st, because I got a chance to wipe the slate clean and start all over again. The previous year, with all its ups and downs… GONE.
I wrote specific, measurable, achievable, and reachable goals. I’d even do vision boards.
And some where around January 20th…. the momentum started to slip.
Until I got the most amazing opportunity…. (drumroll please)…
I got the chance to ask the late great Wayne Dyer a question. It went something like this… How do I keep myself going?
Here is what he said….
“Assume the feeling from the end.
Don’t think about doing, but that it is already done.
Don’t think about the end, but from the end.”
He talked about that when he was getting ready to write a book, before he even sat down to write it, he would start by imagining that book already written.
What I learned in that moment was that it did not matter how much I want something. If there are any misaligned inner parts or perceived obstacles, no desire had a chance.
I learned to approach a desire as already having arrived, and what I found was that the heaviness of “making it happen” disappears and the obstacles my saboteur loved to give me, stopped having the same power.
But how do I know which is the goal for me?
When we choose goals without first slowing down and tapping in to our innate genius, we are more likely to choose goals that don’t align with our higher soul purpose.
tapping into your Innate Genius
- You can start by sitting or lying down in a comfortable position.
- Take a breath and close your eyes. Place a hand over you’re belly so that you can feel the rise and fall of your breath.
- Imagine yourself already having completed or achieved your desire. Use all 5 senses to really put yourself in the context that best supports what you want. Example. If you are wanting to write a book, imagine the book already on your bookshelf. What do you see? Hear? Smell?
- Begin to notice the energetic shifts in the body. Is what you are imagining resulting in your feeling expansive and relaxed? Or, are you feeling more contracted and tense?
- If you experienced yourself as expansive, note where in the body you are feeling the most enlivened. Anchor in this feeling before writing goals, creating living visions or vision boards.
- If you experienced tension, be curious about the reasons for wanting this goal? Is it something you really want? Are there competing intentions/goals? Does it help to divide goal into smaller signposts?
- Write it down — write your goal as already happening focusing on what supports you. Example. I am opening my book with my family surrounding me. We are all excited and I am feeling proud. I love how my book feels in my hands and the smell of this new book makes me even happier.
Here’s to an amazing and beautiful 2018.
In loving,
Jacqueline
PS… A little surprise for you… https://youtu.be/2Lskzq0yHWw