Kicking off 2024 with a favorite quote that I think might speak to you as well....
✨ I N S P I R E
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.” – Proverb
✨ R E F L E C T
I know it sometimes feels like you're too late, like you've 'missed the boat' on doing something.
I feel this way about literally planting trees along my driveway
Oh, the irony!
"If only we would have done it when we first moved in"
Well... we didn't
But that doesn't mean it can't be done now.
What might change if you didn't put these random, self-created time parameters on everything.
You might:
Start college when you're 30, 40, 50, or 80
Sign up for the yoga class or the ice skating lessons
Decide that today you will add in a serving of veggies to your dinner
Make your first deposit in your brand new savings account $$
Download Babble and start learning French
Properly introduce yourself to your 'not so new' neighbor
Start advocating for yourself at work
Set a timer for 2 minutes and sit down in silence or to journal
Sign up for the class that will help you get your side hustle off the ground
Tell the kids, your parents, or the long lost friend from high school how much they mean to you
Set and communicate a new boundary with that family member who isn't respectful of your time
Try not to get caught up in the missed opportunities; instead focus on the shift to what is possible here and now.
Remember, you don't have to do anything.
You get to
✨ T H R I V E
Identify one single thing that you put off because you feel like it's too late to start.
Write it down.
Remind yourself that you get to choose your future.
Then take a single step toward it... today.
✨ R E L A T E D P O S T S
How to Start Any New Practice: 5 Steps to a Positive New Habit
SMART-Y Goals: The SMART Goal Framework, with a mindful twist
#1 Thing to Cultivate this Year: Hint! It's not what you think ;)
With all the love and wishes for a happy, healthy, successful, and beautiful 2024
Carolyn
xo