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The New Year promises new beginnings. It promises an opportunity to start afresh. But is this really so? Our western way of organizing the days into weeks, months and years is man made. Let’s also look at the fact that, with every year on this planet, we as humans tend to get even more set into our ways. It seems like the older we get the harder it is to change.

Yet this is the time of year to do just that. It is a perfect time to confront ourself with the old habits and patterns from which we get our sense of identity. It is the time to not only come up with New Year’s resolutions, that are well intended, but also get to the core of our being. The real questions that this annual ritual of resolution setting holds, are more as follows:

• - What does my heart, my body, my soul yearn for?
• - What baby steps can I take to move into the direction of my yearnings?
• - What new habits and routines did I create in 2006 that I like to keep in the new year because they are in sync with the bigger picture?
• - What is my bigger picture?
• - What projected future puts a smile on my face?
• - What gets me excited?
• - Have I included my passions in life into my daily routines?
• - What am I passionate about?
• - What skills have I always wanted to develop and haven’t prioritized yet?

Out of these questions a whole new list of resolutions arises. One that is focused on the life we would like to live. It focuses on the positive, that what makes us get up in the mornings and puts a hop into our steps, to go beyond our set ways to reach for that, which might just be possible.

Create a life beyond your wildest dreams. Take some time to reflect on your life so far. Give yourself a big pat on the shoulder for what you have overcome. Write down your responses to these questions. Explore, fantasize, project. So much is possible if you just dare to dream. May 2007 be the most soulful year yet for you and yours.

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