10 Important Questions For a Bountiful Year

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It’s time again for new beginnings. I like to think of the New Year as an unplanted garden and a fresh start to new life. What do you want to grow this year? The perfect job? Your beloved? A family? A new adventure?

As with any garden, it’s important to till and nourish the soil before planting your seeds of intention. Here are some powerful questions to make sure your soil is fertile and rich:

1. What is it time to celebrate? Acknowledging success expands opportunities for more success. Stop and celebrate all you have done and become over the past year.
2. What am I tolerating? This could be a job you do not like, verbal abuse from someone you live with, clutter, a messy home or office, or as simple as a squeaky door. It is time to address that unhealthy habit or environment. What’s the impact this is having on your happiness, your health and your life?
3. Do you take time for fun? If not, why not? What is fun to you? When was the last time you laughed out loud? What is the price of not taking time for fun?
4. What’s your story? Do you hold on to the past, resenting people and experiences in your life, or do you see them as teachers and opportunities for helping to propel you forward? What if everyone and everything was in your life for a reason? It’s time to let go of that small story of yours and think GREAT story.
5. Do you see the DARK side or the BRIGHT side of a situation? Do you believe life is hard or easy? No matter your belief you are right, so choose wisely. Remember, it’s all in your perspective.
6. What do you desire? Get clear with your DREAMS for 2012. Could it be a new relationship? More romance and intimacy? More money? Better health? Get clear with what you DESIRE, IMAGINE your future with it in place, clear the weeds and pests of your limiting beliefs and EXPECT “This or something better, with harm to none.”
7. What are you afraid of? Is it true? If so, is there something you can do about it? Face it, address it and move on. If not, let it go and move on. Fears will keep you stuck, like deer in the headlights.
8. What unfinished business do you have? Is there a grudge you’re still holding on to? A project to complete? Unpaid bills or money owed? Have you promised someone something and not followed through? These things WILL drag you down. Take care of them today!
9. How do you ground your Self? How do you connect to your higher truth and inner wisdom? Most of us do this by spending time in nature, meditation, writing, yoga, a church or spiritual community. Do you have a practice that honors your inner Self? Connect with it daily.
10. What is your action plan or goals? What do you need to do to get from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow? Be specific. When will you do it? How will you know when you’re there? What support do you need?

Take some time for yourself today to reflect upon these questions. To get the most from this exercise, it’s helpful to write about them in a journal or talk through them with a friend.

By preparing the soil today, tomorrow’s harvest will be abundant and rewarding.