Comb through the internet and you'll see lots of folks setting intentions for this New Year. New diets and new ways to exercise are just some of the goals to elicit change in our lives. I remember reading about how some people were writing down their dreams/visions/goals on pieces of paper and then tucking them away into a jar, never to look back until the following year to reflect on what came to fruition.
What the heck, I thought. Let me try this with my boys. And that we did.
Wow, what a year. As a result of this "jar" activity, I haven't been writing on my "Mindful Beginnings®" blog. I've learned that I must be careful what I wish for, because it may very well come true!
And here's my story....
It started when I asked my kids to write down their goals. Of course, I joined them. We wrote them on tiny pieces of paper, then rolled them up and placed them into the "coveted" jar. This jar didn't have a name, like the photo pictured above that highlights the word, "dreams". Ours was an old "Ball" jar, and the paper didn't have any yarn wrapped around each one. We simply wanted to get the job done (and this is the story of my life with boys; sometimes it doesn't look like the Pinterest version of things, but the point has been to do it in a style that suits us).
We halfheartedly put them in, kind of forgetting that we even participated in this activity.
Fast forward to one year later. Christmas night I brought out the jar. One of my written goals included how I wanted a job where I was working "part or full-time, supervising staff and making a difference in the world; a job where I'd earn xxxxxx amount of money...or more".
This is exactly what I got. Since April 2015, I've been working at a large University, feeling like I'm channeling Mother Teresa in what I'm being asked to do. Not only did I receive the salary that I had written on that tiny piece of paper, but I received the "or more" amount of salary 5 months later. I haven't minded the absence of blogging. I don't know when I'll write next, but when I do, I promise it will be to update and share the magic of my journey, for I never know where it will take me.
Please write your goals down, then forget about them. The universe has a way of working out and bringing to you exactly what you should receive.
Believe me, I know.
Happy New Year!
Lisa
