| JANUARY I |
SUPPORTS ~DAY 1~ “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” ~ Lao-tzu ~ DAY 2~ "Your aspirations are your possibilities." ~ Samuel Johnson ~ DAY 3~ “The difference between can and cannot are only three letters. Three letters that determine your life's direction.” ~Remez Sasson ~ DAY 4~ “The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.” ~ Nelson Mandela ~ DAY 5~ “Always aim your goals and aspiration for the moon, because even if you don't make it, you'll always end up reaching the stars” ~Author Unknown ~ DAY 6~ "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." ~ Thomas Alva Edison ~DAY 7~ REST AND REVIEW Without judgment review your week. This week there were times I was able to stay with my Aspiration to ______ many times. Now, breathe in goodness of this feeling and breathe out the wish: May all of those who aspire to change their lives feel this feeling of success. Now, look at your short-falls. This week I there were times I was unable to keep with my wish to _____. Breathe in the painful emotion that this faltering caused and breathe out the wish: May all those who feel (name the negative emotion) be spared from this feeling. (Feel free to use your own words in this practice.) |
ASPIRATION COMMENTARY:
There is no doubt that New Year’s resolutions are meant to be broken. I can’t count the
Januaries that I have taken off like an eagle on the wings of sheer will, only to loose the
feathers of my determination and crash into a mountain of giving up. I just seemed to
forget that it took me years to become habituated; therefore it is going to take me some
time to unlearn my bad habits. Also, I often forgot that the timing of the Universe is not
necessarily in sync with my own expectations.
In order to get closer to my goals, I realized that simply by changing the word from
“resolution” to “aspiration,” I was able to give myself a break and move forward again.
This is not to say that we don’t need resolve, or refraining, or that we can languish in
complacency in order to create change. But it takes into account that even a sparrow
knows that every nest is built twig by twig.
Even if a sparrow’s nest is destroyed by strong winds, they don’t throw away what they
had already built, but shore up their accomplishments and start again. For us humans it
is important to realize that there really are no new beginnings, but there is an endless
supply of “start agains.”
As we move forward towards our dreams, hold tightly on to the hand of Hope. Hope
will lift us and strengthen our wings. Hope focuses on possibilities, rather than chaining
us to do-or-die attitudes.
Hope is a cure for that self imposed measuring stick we rap over the knuckles of what
we call “failures.” When you falter in your goals, don’t tether yourself to feelings of
inadequacy, but rather call upon Hope and Aspire to keep moving forward, reminding
yourself of this quote, “When the world says, ‘Give up.’ Hope whispers, “Try it one
more time.’" ~Author Unknown
There is no doubt that New Year’s resolutions are meant to be broken. I can’t count the
Januaries that I have taken off like an eagle on the wings of sheer will, only to loose the
feathers of my determination and crash into a mountain of giving up. I just seemed to
forget that it took me years to become habituated; therefore it is going to take me some
time to unlearn my bad habits. Also, I often forgot that the timing of the Universe is not
necessarily in sync with my own expectations.
In order to get closer to my goals, I realized that simply by changing the word from
“resolution” to “aspiration,” I was able to give myself a break and move forward again.
This is not to say that we don’t need resolve, or refraining, or that we can languish in
complacency in order to create change. But it takes into account that even a sparrow
knows that every nest is built twig by twig.
Even if a sparrow’s nest is destroyed by strong winds, they don’t throw away what they
had already built, but shore up their accomplishments and start again. For us humans it
is important to realize that there really are no new beginnings, but there is an endless
supply of “start agains.”
As we move forward towards our dreams, hold tightly on to the hand of Hope. Hope
will lift us and strengthen our wings. Hope focuses on possibilities, rather than chaining
us to do-or-die attitudes.
Hope is a cure for that self imposed measuring stick we rap over the knuckles of what
we call “failures.” When you falter in your goals, don’t tether yourself to feelings of
inadequacy, but rather call upon Hope and Aspire to keep moving forward, reminding
yourself of this quote, “When the world says, ‘Give up.’ Hope whispers, “Try it one
more time.’" ~Author Unknown
| "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” ~ Anonymous~ |
SUPPORTS ~Day 1~ “Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” ~Norman Vincent Peale ~DAY 2~ "I will carve a tunnel of hope through the mountain of despair." ~Martin Luther King, Jr. ~DAY 3~ “The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert ~DAY 4~ "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonics so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~O. Swett Marden ~DAY 5~ “Hope is always available to us. When we feel defeated, we need only take a deep breath and say, "Yes," and hope will reappear.” ~ Monroe Forester ~DAY 6~ "Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness, of captivity, would, without this comfort, be insupportable." ~Samuel Johnson ~DAY 7 ~ REST AND REVIEW Without judgment review your week. This week there were times I was able to stay with my desire to remain hopeful, many times. Now, breathe in goodness of this feeling and breathe out the wish: May all of those who aspire to be hopeful feel its goodness. Now, look at your short-falls. This week I there were times when I felt hopeless. Breathe in the painful emotion that this faltering caused and breathe out the wish: May all those who feel hopeless be spared from this feeling. (Feel free to use your own words in this practice.) |
| ASPIRATIONS |
| REPEAT EVERY DAY FOR 7 DAYS WEEK 1 ASPIRATION: As an act of self love and caring, today I start this healing practice in order to move forward towards (name your desired goal or behavior you wish to change), remember each time I falter, I can start again. |
| REPEAT EVERY DAY FOR 7 DAYS WEEK 2 ASPIRATION: “Today I aspire to hold hands with hope in order to reach my goal of (name goal), remembering hope gives my dreams their wings.” |
| ENDING PRAYER: The little plans I tried to carry Have failed O' Dear God. But, I will not sorrow I will pause a little while And try again tomorrow. ~Anushree Karnani~ |
"MAY WE ALL ASPIRE" |
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