How do you wrap up your year?
This is the second year I’ve participated in SoulWork’s year end/beginning Manifesto. I truly enjoy this experience, although, it always reminds me that I need to take more pictures. Pictured is what represented my year. This was taken at the yin yoga retreat I attended and it’s representative of all of the burning away that happened over the last year. So much burning away and uncovering!
There are 3 “assignments” I’m sharing here. 1-the pictures that summarizes my year; 2-111 memories from the year; and 3-11 lessons learned.
2-111 memories: Hiking ● created office space ● Walks around the neighborhood ● silly dog things ● teaching grief yoga ● finding locations to teach ● Mother’s Day brunch with the crew ● watching kids graduate ● Watching kids graduate ●Connecting with students ● Work with my school team ● Journey cover birthday concert outside ● Booth at Indy Holistic Ed at Summer Solstice event ● Yoga with families at summer solstice event ● Original birth certificate ● Find birth dad ● Find birth mom ● Meet birth mom and husband ● Feet in the sand ● Feet in the ocean ● VOLuminous mastermind ● Becoming the Guide ● Restorative YTT ● Meditation 1 ● Meditation 2 ● Private clients ● Other trainings ● Start book ● Other trainings ● Breakfast with… ● Grief yoga at Brooks place weekend with the kids and volunteers ● Luke Bryan Concert with the crew ● Connect with the Playful Soul ● Vendor Event at Playful Soul Bazaar ● Indy Holistic Hub Wellbeing fest Vendor ● Making tea’s for all of the things ● Reconnecting with Alish ● Autumn Equinox with Skyler ● Cooking Meals ● Yoga ● Hay ride ● Time with Bill ● Working with Stylist ● Article in Indy Holistic Magazine ● Interview: Mental wellness ● Interview: go beyond comfort zone ● Podcast interviews-so many! ● Connecting with Barbara ● Being silly with Steve ● Dance lessons ● Yin retreat ● Stay in room called Edelweiss ● Garden picnic ● Stay at the beach ● Atlantic and Pacific oceans in one week. ● Intention bracelet ● Bejeweled ● Rose of Jericho plant ● Evening tea ● Skyler soccer games ● Skyler basketball games ● Lunch with skyler ● Yoga and sound with Lindel at Playful Soul ● Sunsets ● Alter ● Stones ● Time with Reed and the kids ● Journaling ● Traveling ● Time with Clemmie virtually and IN PERSON!! First time in 20 years! ● Meeting Mandy ● Sun gazing ● Lunch with Jeremy ● Jazz Kitchen to see Heather perform ● Evening tea ● Tea experiments ● Lunch with Jeremy ● Lunch and times with Monique ● Hanging with Erin ● Sound and meditation for Indy Holistic Education Winter Solstice ● Cacao Ceremony Indy Holistic Education ● Left teaching ● Partnership with Zen Penguin Wellness ● Dog cuddles ● Farmers market excursions ● Finding friends at farmers markets ● Classes at Harry Cooler Conference Center ● Connecting with Kelly ● Creating content ● Creating brochure ● Creating stickers ● Creating font combinations ● Movies ● Game nights ● Teaching Skyler to bake ● Time with Alisha ● Time with Syd ● Meeting new people ● Quiet moments ● Morning drink ● Time with Devi ● Adventures with Karen ● Monthly virtual meditation ● Kundalini intensive ● Kristi Meetups ● Growing business ● Expanding self ● personal meditation ● Vision boards ● Writing poems ● Colorful rugs
3-11 Lessons
Magic happens in the space between
Trust, even when everything is falling apart
Stepping out is scary, but worth the fear
Persistence pays off
When you feel stuck, get outside
Lean into your friends when you feel overwhelmed.
Find mentors who have what you want
Learning your roots can be life changing
There is magic in the everyday, you can find it if you look for it.
Trust yourself, you know the answers
Create a plan, but be willing to reevaluate and redo
What do you do to recap your year? If you don’t do anything, I recommend this practice. Our other homework is to write 2 forgiveness letters: 1 to ourselves and another to the “other” and to do something with the pictures.
