| Seasonal shifts are my favorite times to refine | | | | 3. Passion. What am I really passionate about? |
| into my vision-for my personal, professional, and | | | | What lights me up? |
| spiritual life (which are all usually very intertwined). | | | | 4. Creation. Given all of this, what do I want to |
| While I do this 4 times a year (OK 5, including my | | | | create? Look ahead 2 years in time. In a few |
| birthday), I spend the most time on this on the | | | | sentences, describe in the present tense what life |
| summer and winter solstices. These days are | | | | will be like in 2 years. Describe your ideal day, |
| powerful portals into our intuition. It's important to | | | | from the time you wake up in the morning until |
| harness the power of nature around us to gain | | | | the time you go to sleep at night. Write down as |
| deeper insight into who we are and how we're | | | | many details as you can about that day. How do |
| living our lives. | | | | you feel? What do you see when you look in the |
| On the solstices, I take some time to be alone- | | | | mirror? Who and what are the colors, textures, |
| on an "artist date" or out in Nature. I make sure | | | | shapes, scents, sounds, and people around you? |
| to leave at least ½ a day for this so that I | | | | Feel it all from your body. Feel who you are and |
| don't feel rushed. Then, with my journal, I spend | | | | the energy you're radiating into the world. Feel |
| around 2 hours writing, reconnecting with what | | | | what you're creating. |
| matters to me most and my heart's deepest | | | | 5. Action Steps. We see our vision in the sky, but |
| longings. I remember my life purpose, my core | | | | then in order to reach it, we need to start building |
| values, and take a look at my goals for the year, | | | | the staircase. Step by step. What do you want to |
| the season. What have I manifested? What did I | | | | do over the next 6 months to help you move |
| completely forget about or lose touch with? What | | | | towards your vision? Be concrete; be practical. If |
| did I need to let go of? What am I still aching to | | | | necessary, break down steps into micro-steps |
| realize? I also honor what I have learned and how | | | | (for example, if you want to write a book begin |
| I have grown. Then I look ahead-3 months, 6 | | | | with writing in your journal every morning, starting |
| months, and up to 5 and 10 years and envision | | | | a blog, writing query letters to magazines to |
| my future. | | | | publish articles, etc). It doesn't matter how small |
| I invite you to take some time out to use the | | | | the step is. Any movement in the direction of |
| bright opportunity of the summer solstice to shed | | | | your dreams is laudable! |
| light on your dreams and the path that will lead | | | | Keep these reflections in a folder, binder, or |
| you to them. | | | | notebook called "Goals" "Dreams" or "Life Vision." |
| 1. Mission. What is my life purpose? Why am I | | | | That way when the seasonal junctions come, you |
| here? If I were to die tomorrow, what would I | | | | can do this again and also have fun looking back |
| most like to see, be, or do? | | | | on your past reflections. You'll be amazed to see |
| 2. Values. What are my core values? (Limit to 5 | | | | what completely falls away and what comes into |
| or 6). What's most important to me in my life? | | | | fruition... |
| What am I willing to stand up for? Then, describe | | | | Happy summer (and visioning)! |
| what each one means to you. Make each one real | | | | Do you have other strategies for crystallizing |
| and concrete in your experience. How do you feel | | | | your goals and dreams? How do you like to |
| when you live each one of them? How do you | | | | celebrate the summer solstice? Has this been of |
| feel when you veer away from them? | | | | benefit to you? If so, how? |