It's hard to believe that it is already the middle of February. How is your year going so far? I personally gave up on writing resolutions years ago as they always seemed to fall short, both in my ability to dream and my ability to achieve. They were always based on something external, like losing 10 pounds or moving to a new place. I have learned over many years that external things rarely make me happy. I am a person who needs to be moved or inspired. So, I started creating a theme word for each year, something that I would aspire to in my day-to-day life. This brings me to this year's theme, "intuitive-living".
What is intuitive-living? It is basically listening to your internal GPS for everything, allowing how you feel in the moment to direct your actions. I have been an empath and intuitive my entire life, so I am very connected to my instincts, thoughts, and feelings. However, I am also a very logic-based person who loves to write to-do lists and live a very planned life, self-correcting as I go along. I like having the freedom to be messy AND the ability to be neurotically organized. So, the two sides (Gemini problems) are always at odds with one another. This year I have decided to ditch the controlling judgmental albatross once and for all, and just live in the moment. I am taking the time to pause, to feel, to process, and to be, just as I am.
I plan to bring this intuitive-living into every aspect of my life. I will listen quietly, and my body and mind will tell me what they need in the moment. I will eat what I want and when I want to. I will accept invitations that I am excited about and politely decline others that I am just not feeling. I will let my body decide how it wants to move each day (workout, hike, dance, yoga, weights, mindless walking) instead of planning out workout routines. I will do things that excite me in the moment. If I want to pause in the middle of the workday to go for a walk or watch another cute puppy video, I am totally going to do it. If I stumble across a new project that I feel passionately about, I will embrace it wholeheartedly. If I am not feeling someone, I am not going to engage.
After the last few years and all that we have endured, I think that it is time for all of us to do what makes us feel good. If it brings you joy, then do it. You don't need to decide what "it" is. That is the beauty of living intuitively. Just pause and listen to that inner voice, and let it guide you. I am going to embrace the moments, taking time to slow down and truly feel them in every cell of my being. I hope that you do the same. I am committing to this for as long as I feel moved to do so. No deadlines. No rules. No judgments. No more chasing dreams or people. I am standing still and allowing them to find me. It will be just me, a girl standing in front of a moment, asking it to love her.
All of my love to you in this New Year,
XOXO,
Lisa Maria