Hello Wonderful You,

In a previous blog I introduced you to a yearly ritual that has made a HUMONGOUS difference in my life, how to release and bless the passing year: Goodbye 2017! A powerful ritual for creating a healthy year part 1.

Today I would like to invite you to experience another ritual, one that will help you manifest and create the year and the life of your dreams: Make a list of 100 things you want to do in 2018! This ritual is much more affective than making New Year resolutions that don’t “stick”.

Here’s why.

We all have so many things we want, so many changes we want to make, it can get overwhelming and we can feel discouraged when things don’t happen fast enough, or the way we want them to happen. But here’s a little secret: it does not matter where you start. It only matters that you start somewhere and make a positive movement in ANY area of your life.

If eating healthy has been a huge struggle for you, don’t start there, start somewhere that’s easier. Maybe do a little yoga every day. Or schedule monthly massages. Or start a self-appreciating journal. Anythings you do that makes you feel good about yourself and your life, will help you to have a better relationship with food and will help you to make progress in EVERY area of your life.

Here’s how this list works; think about different areas of your life and what you would like to do in each area, make your list personal, choose things that are near and dear to your heart, choose things that will bring you joy, fulfillment and pride in yourself. Choose big things and small. Include important things and silly things. It’s your list, make it about you.

Another secret, this list will come true ONLY IF you will make it a living thing. Don’t just write it and forget it. Print it! Laminate it! Hang it where you can see it often! Write it in your planner! And most importantly visit it every month to check things off as you do them and reconnect with the things you still want to do.

I am including a sample list to inspire you and get your juices flowing, feel free to “steal” some of those ideas and create some of your own.
This ritual has helped me to create so much magic in my life and I know it will do the same for you.

FOOD

Try a new vegetable
Bake with stevia instead of sugar
Have a vegetarian day
Buy herbal teas in different flavors
Start a cleanse
Cook a whole grain for breakfast
Make bean chili in the slow cooker
Have a baked apple for dessert
Circle healthy take out choices on menus
Join a women health group

EXERCISE/ACTIVITY

Take a dance class
Go bowling
Take a yoga class on YouTube
Do wall push ups
Lift weights while watching TV
Go for an evening walk after dinner
Look up chair exercises online to do during work
Do a back twist in bed before getting up
Try running in the park, even for a minute
Buy new and cute exercise outfit

BODY CARE

Schedule a massage
Get a pedi-mani
Try acupuncture
Soak in a hot bath
Give yourself a foot rub
Floss
Schedule a retreat or spa day
Try a new body work like Feldenkrais or Craniosacral
Get a facial
Try oil-pulling

RELAXATION

Take a nap
Buy an eye mask
Burn incense
Listen to classical music
Learn to chant
Mist lavender on your pillow
Listen to guided relaxation audio
Breathe slowly and deeply
Take a restorative yoga class
Go to sleep early

CREATIVITY/FUN

Color in a coloring book
Take a singing class
Learn to play an instrument
Finger paint
Plan a trip to your dream destination
Visit a museum
Join a book club
Have a movie date with yourself
Go with your friends to a karaoke bar
Take a photo walk in your favorite part of town

SPIRITUALITY

Meditate
Join a spiritual study group
Read A Course In Miracles
Write letters to God
Pray from your heart
Watch “You Can Heal Your Life:The Movie”
Practice being in the present moment
Look at your challenges as lessons, not problems
Look at every person as a loved child of the universe
Write inspiring words and messages and post them everywhere

WORK

Put fresh flowers on your desk
Write with colorful pens
Smile at a co-worker
Take breaks! To walk, stretch, connect. It will make you more productive
Write down all the things you love about your job
Volunteer at an animal shelter
Start a blog about something you’re passionate about
Take a class about financial planning
Hire a business coach
Sell your art/craft on Etsy

RELATIONSHIPS

Find a high-school friend on FB and reconnect
Have a lunch date with a girlfriend
Have a family meeting and have each member say what they like/appreciate about each other
Plan a date night with your spouse
Look for a group to join on meetup.com
Send cards to relatives just to say “thinking about you”
Have a card game night with friends
Give a pot luck dinner party
Learn to listen without judgement
Have “special time” with your child, let them be in charge and follow their lead

HOME

Spend 15 minutes organizing
Donate all the clothes that don’t fit you NOW
Buy a new house plant
Clean and shine your kitchen sink
Organize your pots and pans and create a beautiful “cooking station”
Put beautiful art on your walls
Paint an old chair in a bright color
Have a “house blessing” party, where everyone spends 15 minutes cleaning to music
Hang wind chimes in your entrance
Read a feng shui book

SELF LOVE

Draw a heart with arrow, write your name on both sides
Listen to Louise Hay Affirmations
Give yourself a hug
Read anything by SARK
Draw a picture of yourself as a goddess
Look in the mirror and say out loud: “I love you!”
Refuse to criticize yourself, ever!
Buy an engraved heart with your name
Write yourself a valentine card and mail it to yourself
Repeat this affirmation: “I am a beloved child of the universe and I deserve to be fully loved by all and especially by me.”

I would love to hear what’s on your list, leave me a comment.

xoxo Rachel

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