Imagine and create the future that you want
Life is so busy with demands and expectations that it is easy to get caught up in just running from one thing to another, sleeping then repeating the next day. While this might leave us feeling productive, or that we are “keeping up” with things, this style of doing life can impact us negatively in the long term. Sometimes, if we just go with the flow and keep up with what’s in front of us, we can get to a point in life where we feel like something is missing or that we don’t really have what we want.
Practice
Set aside some time where you can be uninterrupted. First start by going somewhere that you feel relaxed and give yourself time to just reflect. Think about what your values are. What’s important to you for your long term happiness and well being? Relationships? Spirituality? Financial security? Family? Creativity? Then start to image what a life that reflected those values would look like. This can be helpful in showing us if we are living in a way that is congruent with what we really want. If we find that our lives fit our values, then wonderful! But if our life is out of sync with our values begin to create a list of things we can do to make sure that what’s important is reflected in our lives. Keep this list handy and you pick one thing to do this week that would leave you feeling like you are living closer to what you really want. As much as you can, build momentum around actively prioritizing things on this list as long as it feels like the activities fit your values.
