Seeing my accountant today was a great reminder of how important it is to keep track of your goals on paper. I doubt this the first time you have heard this. My mother talks about list making when we speak especially if my tone is far from blissful. One of the best reasons I can think of doing this is because it is actually fun.
Writing down a list of everything that you could possibly imagine that would bring you great joy, peace, and clarity, while describing it in great detail helps to keep you focused.
Children have such a wonderful imagination. As we grow up, we are taught to push aside our imagination to deal with “real life.” The truth is we create our lives based on how we think and feel about it. Our imagination is where our greatest ideas exist. I’ve always been in complete amazement when I have found old lists and seen how many of the goals I have achieved.
There is great power in writing things down. I believe it to be even more powerful than just speaking your dreams alone.
The second list that I write once my list of dreams and goals are complete is everything that I am thankful for. What I love most about this list is that it keeps me in a place of appreciation for what is in my life now, and what I have already achieved. It is always the perfect balance of bringing you back to the present with gratitude after deciding your dreams.
Here is an example of how you may like to begin:
What I choose to bring into my life is…
1.
2.
3.
I am extremely blessed and grateful for…
1.
2.
3.
If you keep a journal or do Morning Pages, which I talk about in Tapping Into Creativity, add these lists to your writing. Doing this weekly brings focus and most importantly develops more and more gratitude.
This simple exercise is truly magical!
(Image by D Sharon Pruitt)
Daisy says
My goals
1. Saving and Getting out of debt (I bought a used car that turned out to be a lemon and now so much debt)
2. I am actually on a challenge to not eat meat.
3. Independence
Greatful
1. My mom
2. My mom, she deserves two spots
3. Life
Dawn Michelle says
I love your dreams/grateful list Daisy! Your mother must be absolutely amazing to have two spots! That is beautiful <3 In terms of manifesting, I like to write my goals list as if they already happened like... "I am so happy and grateful now that... " It always makes me feel even better about the goal this way. I know you will reach your goals with ease and grace! Enjoy your day and thanks for the comment!
Daisy says
PS. I say challenge because I have never really tried it but I don’t eat a lot of meat so I want to see if I can live without meat. I went a month but ordered a ham and pineapple pizza and honestly, I didn’t care that much for the ham. (Like how I used to love KFC but rarely go there. I decided to go to KFC after four years without eating there and it was so disgusting, I just didn’t understand how I ate it before, It induced nausea like crazy)
Dawn Michelle says
Hi Daisy,
It always seems that when I stop eating something then go back to it I am able to see how my body responds more accurately. I find it a great way to test how something is working for you. The more that I eat healthy and organic foods, I honestly prefer them more. I recently had this experience with wheat and gluten. I didn’t think I had any sensitivities to gluten until I took it out of my diet for about a month. When I reintroduced it I felt sluggish and had major bloating. No fun at all.
I wish you the best always!