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I participated in a workshop yesterday designed to help me set goals for 2006 and “unstick” myself from whatever is in my way of achieving these goals. I usually am not comfortable with a lot of emotional stuff (shock) but this was very well done.

Here are my intentions for 2006:

Physical Health

1. Not using food/alcohol to fill a void or dull my emotions.
2. Exercise as a way of being healthy. Incorporate more activity into my everyday life.

Emotional Health

1. Continue on with my growth process in therapy, even when I feel like I’m not progressing.
2. Take care of myself first. Say “no” if I really don’t feel like doing something. It’s okay to be still.
3. Trust my instincts. Don’t let others’ opinions hold more weight than my own.

Professional

1. Follow through on going back to school.
2. Find a mentor for event planning.
3. Write a first draft of a business plan and find out what is entailed in opening a retail store.

Pleasure/Leisure

1. Take a least one “fun” class per quarter (adult education).
2. Plan a weekend in Chicago for myself and friends. Set money aside each month.

Relationships

1. List the qualities I must have in a partner.
2. Decide what I want out of a relationship: Companionship, friendship, sex, marriage???
3. Each month, write one friend a letter telling them what their friendship means to me.

Spiritual

1. Decide how much spiritual nurturing I neeed.
2. Attend church regularly (what is regularly?) but don’t feel pressured to lead committees, serve on the board, etc. like I did before.
3. Complete my meditation class next month and practice what I’ve learned.
4. Create a sacred space in my home that is calming and centering.

∗ Posted by Monique on 01.16.2006
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