Welcome to a new year and a new you!
For most of my adult life, I’ve spent January 1 mapping out my resolutions for the new year. In step with tradition, I woke up with excitement to commence my annual ritual. After a vitalizing meditation overlooking Ipanema Beach, I opened my computer to start typing. The updates began to pop onto my desktop home screen. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a link to the above video by motivational speaker Tony Robins. I figured it couldn’t hurt to get a good ole’ pep talk from Mr. Motivation himself.
Life becomes magical when we let go of rational/critical thought and just allow our instinct to take over. This was one of those moments. Body activated, the resolve to live passionately brought clarity to the values and principles that define my identity. I was reminded that a truly joyous and inspiring life is defined by our innate human desire to grow, evolve and progress. And the path to progress is marked by small incremental actions that become ritual. In time, those rituals become us; they pull us forward. They are the ingredients of a life full of magic, wonder and ecstasy.
I invite you all to join me in writing a personal manifesto by defining the principles that will guide your life from this day forward. Make it so inspiring that it thrusts you into action this very moment. Nothing could stop you. Now that the fire is burning out of control, map out the rituals that will re-define how you will move through the world each day. Make them fun, make them exciting, make them scare you a little. As the wise Marianne Williamson once said, Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. Now it’s game time. These rituals will become our road map to living exceptional lives. Nothing will stop us. Our passion burns so bright that all resistance falls way. Patience and persistence become our anthem. With each day, these rituals metabolize into our identity. We become them and they become us. They begin to flow with freedom and ease, pulling us forward into greatness. We are our guru. We are infinite. We are unstoppable. We are dream weavers; wizards and warriors of conscious manifestation.
One last thing...gratitude is medicine. Did you take yours today? Join me!