Welcome to the new year, also known as The Year of You. That's right -- in 2007 you, my fabulous single friends, are going to focus on being grateful for your lives. The truth is, we all have so much to be thankful for! Freedom of speech. Freedom to date. The right to vote. The right to flirt! The opportunity to fall in love -- again or for the very first time. And most important of all, the opportunity to live and love our lives as they are in this very moment. Whether you're single, dating, breaking up, married, or somewhere in between, your life is magnificent! The only thing that's truly lacking may be your ability to see it that way. And that's what I want to change in 2007. That's what I resolve to help you with.
In years past, I've shown you how to date smarter, how to bounce back from a breakup, how to survive and thrive during any holiday as a savvy single, and how to put your best foot forward in numerous dating scenarios. And while all of these tips and techniques are worthwhile, the most valuable wisdom I want to impart to you this year is the importance of living and loving your life as it is right now.
In living and loving your own life more, you exponentially increase the likelihood that you will attract a happy, healthy, whole individual into your life. Maybe that person will be the love of your life. Or maybe they'll be someone you date briefly along the road to happily ever after. Either way, the experience will be rewarding because you yourself are living a wonderfully rewarding life!
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Unsure how to live and love your life as it is right now$%: The following are the first of five tips I'm going to share with you. Each month in 2007, I'll give you more tips. For now, these should jump start your year of loving your life into hyper drive.
Tip #1: Clear out mental and emotional clutter
Hung up on an ex$%: Stuck in a negative emotional space$%: Paralyzed by some kind of fear$%: In 2007, your mission is to clear out any residual mental and/or emotional clutter you may be clinging to. It's the clutter that may be holding you back from a life you can truly live and love. So do yourself a favor and take an inventory of your emotional baggage. If needed, box up any residual baggage and send it on a one-way trip far away from you! Now, repeat after me: I deserve to live and love my life as it is right now!
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Tip #2: Keep a gratitude journal
Let's be honest. There will always be something we wish we could change about ourselves or our lives. Whether it's wanting to lose weight, wishing we could pay off our debt faster, wondering if and when we'll meet our soulmate, or just simply daydreaming about a better job, we always have our sights set on something that for the moment is unattainable. That's not a bad thing. In fact, it just means you have a genuine desire for self improvement. What's NOT good is when that desire takes away from your current level of self-satisfaction. In an effort to find the beauty in every day life, I want you to keep a gratitude journal this year. Every day for 365 days, write down five things you are grateful for. The only catch is that you cannot repeat the gratitudes of one day the very next day. Now, repeat after me: I am grateful for my life as it is right now!
Tip #3: Be honest about what you want
Having trouble living and loving your life as it is right now$%: That could be because you're not being honest about what you want. So after you've cleared out any mental and emotional clutter and started keeping your gratitude journal, the next step in living and loving your life as it is right now is to be honest with yourself about what you truly desire in life. If what you truly desire is to meet the man or woman of your dreams, then you owe it to yourself to first fall in love with your own life and then make it your business to meet as many members of the opposite sex on a regular basis as possible. That may mean getting outside your comfort zone. Or, if what you really want is to change careers, then you have to figure out how to do that. Maybe it means taking out a student loan so you can go back to school. Or getting a roommate so you can afford a pay cut if that's what it takes. Or finding a mentor in your new field. Now, repeat after me: Regardless of what it is that I truly want, in 2007 I owe it to myself to go for it!
Tip #4: Break up with bad love habits
Take a quick survey of your past relationships. What do they have in common$%: Aside from the fact that they all ended, the other common denominator is you. No, I'm not saying you're the problem. But you may have some bad love habits that are hindering your ability to have a successful long-term loving relationship. Maybe you're attracted to inappropriate partners who can't meet your needs. Or maybe you ignore relationship red flags. Or maybe you think love has to be difficult, painful, challenging. Regardless of what your bad love habit may be, you owe it to yourself to kick it to the curb in 2007. Don't worry, as the year progresses I'll show you how. Now, repeat after me: I am ready, willing, and able to kick any and all bad love habits to the curb in 2007!
Tip #5: Create a new love/life vocabulary
Which of the following phrases resonate most with you$%:
"I hate my job."
"Men/women suck."
"I'm a failure/loser/complete nobody."
"Love is difficult/painful/hard."
If you identify with any of those phrases, then in 2007 you need to create a new vocabulary for yourself. Here's how. Choose the sentence that resonates most with you. For example, "Men suck." Now, every day for 30 days replace the negative vocabulary word with positive ones like...
"Men rock!"
"Men are available to me."
"Men treat me with respect."
"Men want to go out with me."
"Men are fabulous!"
"I like and enjoy men."
Come up with at least three replacement words each day. You'll be surprised at how your outlook can change from negative to positive in just 30 days.
Congratulations! You are now five tips closer to living and loving your life in 2007. Each month, I'll bring you additional tips and tools to help you make your quality of life that much more enjoyable. Remember, in living and loving your own life, you're more likely to attract a healthy, whole, happy individual, a.k.a. your perfect partner. Good luck!
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