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Be Present

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As mentioned in my previous post, my Word for 2022 is “be”. Just being is difficult for me. I feel guilty when I take the time to be. I feel like I should be doing something. Yet I know that being is just what I need to do.

Being present can have many benefits including:

  1. Enjoying your current activity more.
  2. Feeling a greater sense of purpose
  3. Feeling a greater sense of connectedness to those around you
  4. Experiencing more joy in everyday life
  5. Improved creativity.
  6. Growth in appreciation
  7. Less worry and overthinking

Being present takes practice. But it is well worth it. Just focus on what is currently in front of you at this moment to take that first step.

“There is only one time that is important – NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time that we have any power.”            ~Leo Tolstoy

 

Be Happy

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During this first chapter (month) of 2022, I have been reflecting on my intention to “be” and started thinking about happiness. Isn’t that why I started focusing on being? With the intention of being calm, relaxed, content, and happy?

What is happiness…. How do we know it? Is it achievable?

I go back to the post Happiness (link the post from the Zen of Happiness post from several years ago) from several years ago and realize that it is so true. Decide to be happy. Not one thing, one event, one person can create happiness for us. Just choose to be happy today.

That is what I am doing. I am being happy.

Be Inspired

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Does the New Year inspire you? It inspires me to look at my accomplishments and formulate my intentions for the upcoming year.

And while I have given up making resolutions, I do use this time of year to reflect and reframe.

In focusing this year on the word ‘be,” I was looking at ways that this word could inspire me. And the word be is about being present in the moment. To find inspiration, I am considering what I want to work on or what is important to me. Is it a relationship, time spent with loved ones, developing deeper connections or a healthy lifestyle?

There is a limited number of hours in a day. Twenty-four to be exact. So what it really comes down to is choice. Choosing the important over the urgent and being in the moment.

In thinking that through, I decided to go back to mission and again this year, focus on a mission statement each month with being at the forefront. This allows me to have a direction for a period of time and not feel overwhelmed while encouraging me to take small steps toward the larger focus.

I am now truly inspired to be.

Gratitude Changes Everything

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We just celebrated the Thanksgiving Holiday.  The celebration of Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday and a tradition that celebrates the harvest and other blessing of the past year.

What if we used that attitude of gratitude for more than a day? What if we employed it daily? What amazing things could happen in our lives if we were grateful for what we had and just took a minute out of everyday to acknowledge what we do have?

As we approach the end of 2021, which is five weeks away, I am grateful for so much. Taking a minute every day to acknowledge those things is important to me and has changed a lot in my life.

What are you grateful for? Here’s an idea…. start a gratitude journal today if you don’t already have one.