
- Make a hot beverage that I enjoy, like chicory tea or hot chocolate, in one of my favorite mugs.
- Gather my Inspiráh journal and colored pen(s) to capture my thoughts, and look through the photos on phone to help me recall events from the past year.
- Create a quiet environment for myself that feels inviting and safe.
- Close the door to my space and let my family know that I need time alone to write.
- Make sure that I have a view of nature from wherever I sit, as nature plays a grounding and loving role in my life.
- Burn sage or incense to cleanse the energy in my environment and set the tone for inner engagement.
- Light candles to create a soft and relaxing atmosphere.
- Play background music that helps me introspect. I love to listen to Yanni or to a video on YouTube from Self-Healing Collective that offers healing music tuned to different Solfeggio frequencies. Instrumental music and ambient vocals help me focus.
- Close my eyes and take a few deep breaths (exhale twice as long as I inhale) until my body and mind quiet down.
- Call my inner guides to this campfire-like gathering and request support as I recount my life over the past year.
Once I’ve create a relaxing atmosphere, I begin to write whatever comes to mind, quickly recalling one memorable experience after another. Here are examples of what might come to mind:
- Something that I learned that took effort, such as a new technical skill (like Procreate) or conversational phrases in a foreign language that proved useful while traveling abroad.
- That gorgeous trip to Italy that I dreamed about for a decade.
- I made peace with my silver hair and I kind of like it now!
- I created a new body of artowrk.
- An improvement to my health to which I dedicated myself.
- Breakthroughs that I had in a relationship.
- Adding beautiful oracle decks to my collection.
- Gratitude for people in my life that are supportive and help me grow.
- Redesigning and launching my website.
- Found myself feeling compassion toward myself when I looked in the mirror and saw a new wrinkle or two. I felt less resistance and more acceptance.
- The many days this summer when I laid on the earth and enjoyed looking at the sky as the earth relaxed my nervous system- this is one of my FAVE things to do during the warm season.
- Moments with my mom as we worked on a puzzle together.