Attention
What you give your attention to is reflected in your life. If you surround yourself with drama, your life will be filled with it. If you don't take care of your body, it will break down on you. If you don't set goals, you won't achieve what is possible.
Most of the time our attention goes towards other people, their needs, their plans, their goals, and their desires. Somewhere along the way you stopped focusing on, well YOU. It's a selfless act to care for oneself and it's about time you start putting you first. So don't delay, make that doctor's appointment, run that bubble bath, say no to what doesn't serve your highest self and then watch how your life starts to become a real reflection of who you are.
Actions
We spend so much time listening to words. We tend to believe what is said rather than what we actually see. As the old saying goes 'actions speak louder than words' and this couldn't be more true. If you want to know how someone really feels, watch their actions. People put their energy towards that which they care about, are motivated about, and find meaning in. It's as simple as that. So when someone tells you they love you, make sure their actions match their words. You are worthy of someone's time and attention just as someone is worthy of yours.
Choose You
Too often we put ourselves last. We help everyone around us at the expense of our own time, energy and sometimes even money. Just when we finished assisting with one situation, ten more seem to pop up. We find ourselves feeling drained and too tired to accomplish what's on our own list of things to do and that list is never ending but we keep running until we either get sick or hit a wall. Once we feel better, we do it all over again.
Not anymore. Today is a new day. Today you concentrate on your list. Today you say no to others and yes to yourself. Today you start putting up boundaries to help protect your life and your energy. Today you only say yes because you want to, not out of obligation. Today you stop apologizing for things outside of your control. Today you begin to not just exist but you begin to really live. Today is the day you will choose you and every day thereafter too. Today you will be your authentic self and what better way to start a new year - by being who you really are without regrets or apologies!
