Whether you are one of those people that dread seeing the arrival of another new year or are full of eager anticipation doesn't matter. What matters are your attitude and your thoughts when the new year arrives. Your attitude and thinking set the tone for the whole year ahead. When you begin a new year, just by realizing and recognizing how much you've accomplished in the past year and how much you have obtained, you learn to appreciate yourself and understand that you are in-control of your future. Positive Feng Shui energy is all about being in-control of your life, your surroundings and your future.
Develop a Gratitude Attitude
Learning to maintain a gratitude attitude provides you great Feng Shui energy and helps you focus on what you will want to accomplish in the new year. Through developing a gratitude attitude you will understand just what drives you and how to create resolutions for the new year that will really work and that you will be successful in accomplishing.
If you make New Year's resolutions every year and by the 15 th of January have totally given up, you've accomplished nothing and find yourself feeling like a failure. But if you base your resolutions on a gratitude process you will not only be in-control but will be successful in achieving them.
A gratitude attitude helps you place value on what you have including your job, your home, your relationships and surroundings what you currently have is a reflection of what you want
A gratitude attitude helps you appreciate what you've accomplished it's a reflection of what you focus on
A gratitude attitude provides you perspective on what's important in your life what's important in your life is exactly what you've achieved in the past twelve months
Plan for a Successful 2008
Once you learn to appreciate and be grateful for all that you have, it is much easier to decide what you want to accomplish and achieve in 2008. If you want something better in the new year you need to have a plan just keep your plan actionable and simple.
Begin by determining what you want based on what you are grateful for and have. Do you want to upgrade things in your home, improve relationships, lose weight, get a new car, save money, make a career change or take a major trip? Make a realistic list of New Year's Resolutions that reflect your desires. If your list is not too long, your resolutions are realistic and accomplishable, you will achieve them.
Next, create a time line for accomplishing your resolutions mark your time line on your calendar. By creating a time line you are planning for success. By placing it on your calendar you are programming your resolution for completion. Review your progress monthly or quarterly so you can appreciate and acknowledge your progress and accomplishments.
Finally, create an Intentions Board (use a bulletin board and push pins) to help you focus positive energy on your resolutions. Place it in the east area of your office or a hallway near your bedroom on an east wall. East is the Feng Shui direction for creating new things in your life, to promote growth and positive change. Place onto your Intentions Board pictures that represent your resolutions.
For example, if you want a new car, place a picture of the exact car you want right down to the model and color on your board. Or, if you want to lose weight, put the number representing the size clothing you want to wear or the amount of weight you wish to lose.
By focusing energy on your Intentions or resolutions, you will also focus your personal energy on accomplishing your resolutions. Resolutions can often be very important to the improvement of your future but can be difficult to accomplish if you do not focus positive energy on them. An Intentions Board is a wonderful tool that can help you fulfill your commitment to yourself.
Remember, what you focus on, you accomplish.
Pat Heydlauff, all rights reserved 2007
Pat Heydlauff, President of Energy-by-Design ( www.energy-by-design.com ) and Feng Shui expert, is a consultant, speaker, columnist and award-winning artist. She has been consulting with individuals, families, and companies since the early 1990's, with clients ranging from California to Florida. In addition, she speaks at corporate and organizational functions, and gives seminars to enhance productivity. Pat Heydlauff can be reached at (561) 799-3443, or at balancingenergy@energy-by-design.com.
Pat Heydlauff, president of Energy Design, uses Feng Shui design principles to eliminate chaos and stress at home and within oneself. More than a Feng Shui expert, Pat is a consultant and speaker who helps remove clutter and negativity while encouraging personal growth, improved relationships and prosperity. Her forthcoming book, "Feng Shui: So Easy a Child Can Do It” shows how small changes can lead to a big improvement in one's personal and professional success. For information on her consulting, speaking and artwork, visit: http://www.Energy-by-Design.com.
» left by Iris S Taub from Parkland, Florida (337 days 1 hour ago.)
Hi Pat,
I wish you and your dear ones a Happy and Healthy New Year.
It is ironic that most of us feel the glass is half empty instead of half full.
When I was finally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia my life changed and I had the power to either give in or fight back. I chose to fight back and not give in to the multiple symptoms of this condition. Positive thoughts kept me focused and eventually with the help of a holisitic physician and aquatics along with a natural healthy diet, I have to admit, my glass is full and I focused on my family and dear friends and not the pain. I try my best even when I am having a hard time dealing with muscle spasms and joint pain to relax, clear my mind and think happy thoughts. I have turned a negative and made it a positive and now I enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
The only thing I regret is that it took me this long to realize the importance of taking care of myself physically, emotionally and spiritually. I hope that those who read your article will take your advise and that they will find peace in setting realistic goals for the New Year.
Iris S. Taub Respond to this comment
» left by Pat Heydlauff(268) Pat Heydlauff (314 days 7 hours ago.)
Dear Iris
Thank you for your encouraging and kind comments about my article Begin the New Year by Being Grateful in SearchWarp. You are proof that a gratitude attitude really works - it will make a positive difference in your life 365 days a year. Gratitude sets the tone for the day physically, mentally and spiritually.
Feng Shui is all about surrounding yourself with positive energy so it serves you instead of being negative and harming you. Therefore by using gratitude daily, you will always be surrounded with the much needed and appreciated positive energy that is supportive no mater what you are facing.
I wish you much success, good health and prosperity in the new year. Pat
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