Today is the first day of the rest of your life. It is a new beginning, a chance to see what it is that you want in your life and to fully step into it envisioning it for yourself. What are you going to do differently with your day? How are you going to step into it? What are you going to do to make a difference in your life?
I pondered this very thing one recent morning as I was sitting on my hotel balcony in Santa Cruz preparing for a conference. While sipping my green tea, I gazed out over the vast beauty of the Pacific Ocean. The soothing sound of the waves relaxed me as they rolled up and danced on the sandy shore. The fragrance of saltwater filled the air while the sea gulls soared overhead. I was mesmerized in the intense beauty of it all. The warm touch of the sun enveloped me and I could see its rays reflecting off the magnificent waves into a bright intensive light.
As I sat there, I realized that today was a new day, therefore, a new beginning. It is the first day of the rest of my life. Consequently, I could leave the past behind and move forward into my day embodying the person that I desired to be and show up as in my life. That I could pull myself out of my routine and “usual” thinking and determine what it was that I really wanted for myself.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life as well. Therefore, as you are reading this, think about what it is that you really want in your life. Can you taste it, feel it, and smell it right under your nose? Can you hear it calling to you? Maybe you can you envision it. Reach deep inside and paint the picture of it for yourself so that you have it etched into your mind.
If you have trouble doing this, picture yourself, as I was, sitting by the beach with the magnificence of the ocean, the warmth of the sun and the beauty of it all surrounding you. Close your eyes, relax into it and tap into your heart. Hear your own waves rolling into the day to greet you. Smell the fresh scent in the air. Feel the warm sun shining down and touching your face while lighting a path into your new day. Taste the fact that there is a new beginning for you in this new day. Finally, feel into what it is that you really want while envisioning a step that you can take to move toward it.
Furthermore, if there is something holding you back, examine that and determine what it is that is keeping you stuck. Maybe you have emotions and feelings from your past that are getting in the way. See yourself metaphorically writing your answers onto a piece of paper (or do it for real if you want) and then wading that piece of paper up into a ball and tossing it out into the ocean to be carried away by the retreating waves. Close your eyes and feel the weight lifted-off of you, picture yourself as now feeling free.
You can leave the past behind and start from where you are and step full force into this magnificent day, into the beginning of the rest of your life. Feel that feeling, this new day is yours and you can choose to live it to the fullest.
Above all, the time is now to go out and rock your day in a big way. Why put it off for another day. Why keep accepting what is and keep yourself stuck in the same dull routine. Instead reach out and grab what you really want. Lock this into your mind. Feel it in your heart. Let it really sink into you. Sit and bask in it. Today you can set your new path into motion. Take one step toward your desire. No matter if the first step is big or small, take it. When you do, feel that euphoric feeling that you get from an accomplishment achieved, for doing something for you and bringing yourself to a better feeling place.
Finally, I would love to meet up with you for a Free thirty-minute phone Moving Forward Discovery session. To help you envision a new beginning for your life. To schedule, CLICK HERE, as a result, you will be taken to my calendar where you can sign up. If you have any questions, please email me at annette@soarintolife.com
