by Natalie Gervasio 

With every season comes an ending and a beginning. As we enter the new year, we tend to look back and evaluate where we have been and where we are going. As we look back, our mind may beat us up for broken promises we made to others and ourselves and goals we did not attain. The ego mind’s need for comparison and absolutes keeps us in victim mode. We then become a victim of our circumstances and we feel helpless. But all is not lost. Looking back can give us some perspective if we are open to the lessons that the past has taught us. The goal in this journey called life is to grow and evolve.   

The future is the keeper of all things possible. We make resolutions of everything we wish to accomplish and attain whether it be weight loss, a new career, a new house or a new relationship. However, if these goals are not attained, we become disappointed and are hard on ourselves. Instead of making resolutions for what we want to attain, what if we make resolutions on how we want to feel. Because in the end we want what we want because we want to feel the emotion that the item or experience makes us feel. If we make the resolution to feel more gratitude, we can create experiences that will cultivate gratitude. This can be as simple as being out in nature more and experiencing the beauty that our higher power has created. This is a win-win situation as we are not only cultivating gratitude which will attract more things into your life to be grateful for, but we are stepping into our power as a conscious creator.   

Let’s make resolutions of feelings and emotions we want to experience. By doing so, when we look back in 2024 to this year’s resolutions, we won’t feel disappointed as to what we did not attain. Try keeping a journal or jar so in 2024 we can look back at all the experiences that we co-created. After all, it’s the experiences and memories that we create in life that make it worthwhile.   

Certified Spiritual and Mindfulness Life Coach Natalie Gervasio is based in South Jersey. For more information or to arrange for a meeting, call 856-259-3779 or JourneyWithinMe.com.