by Siljoy Maurer

In thinking about your New Year’s Resolution, I invite You to step out of the familiar goal setting and give something entirely different to your Self. Rather than going after something outside of now & You, strengthen what is ...

Choose, as often as You can remember, to give your Self some appreciation. Appreciate anything which is true about You.

• Your honesty about feeling vulnerable;
• the good friend/spouse/parent/child/professional You are;
• your efforts to do something for You or others;
• your struggle when You haven’t been perfect;
• ….

Appreciate your Self for remembering — when You forgot to acknowledge your (lovable) humanness.

Risk loving your Self more … just as You can. Appreciate your slightest effort to contradict those sabotaging inner voices. There is no one better suited to support You in achieving your goals than You are!

Feel the gentle yet powerful effects of your own appreciation. Go beyond the imprisoning of success-failure-thinking in your life and start strengthening your Self by loving You, just as You are …