As we are approaching July 1st, six months after the calendar year has begun, it is a wonderful time to check in with yourself and see how you are doing so far this year. How are you really? How are your intentions for this year coming along? Have you set goals and started working towards them, or maybe even achieved them? Have you started implementing healthy choices or rituals in your life to support your lifestyle? Take this time to reflect on the past year, write down and acknowledge your achievements thus far, write down the intentions you are currently working on and the ones you have not yet acted on.
If you struggle with setting intentions for yourself, I wrote an in depth blog in January earlier this year on exactly how to do this for yourself, check it out! Looking over my intentions this year, I am proud to see some that I have already accomplished, and new rituals that I have implemented in to my daily lifestyle. I also see intentions that I am currently working on, and other that I have not yet started to implement. I am looking forward to tackling some of these intentions throughout the rest of this year. Acknowledge yourself and be proud of the intentions you have set forth and completed this year, I am proud of you! Also, be sure to give yourself grace for the intentions you have not yet implemented.
One intention of mine was to drink more water and track it. I was tracking my daily water consumption, and was able to increase the amount so regularly that I no longer need to track it, drinking more water has now become a habit for me!
Another intention of mine was be the best version of myself and show up for myself. This is an intention that I continually work on, and do need to remind myself from time to time to check in with myself.
I am excited to start learning how to play my new crystal sound bowl, as I had an intention for this year, to learn a new activity or hobby. I have yet to learn how to play this bowl, but I will this year as I am one step closer having acquired a crystal sound bowl this year on Mother’s Day from my husband Dave.
I look forward to working on other intentions I had for this year and implementing them into my life. We grow as a person when we try new things and step out of our comfort zones. Learning and dreaming do not have to stop once we are no longer an adolescent. A mantra I wrote to myself on January 1, 2024 was this, my mind and body are strong and healthy, i am strong and healthy. Writing down this mantra reminds me that I have already been implementing another one of my intentions, it’s become second nature for me to incorporate a second meditation or yoga practice in to my day. I am grateful for my intentional growth in my journey, I truly hope the same for you.