Each year at my birthday I review the previous year, celebrate my accomplishments, and set goals for the coming year. (Here’s my post from last year.) Sometimes I adjust those goals a bit at the witches’ new year (Samhain). Over the years I’ve learned to set fewer and smaller goals to allow for new opportunities to come to me.
Frankly, it’s been a bit of a year. My husband’s mother died in January, that took a month to process. Then my father died in April, and there went another month (and the desire to transcribe my father’s family history). Unsurprisingly, lots of goals went by the wayside, including passing the Portuguese class. I’m still feeling fallow about getting another big writing project started, but am giving myself some grace.
What I have accomplished is:
* Officially and energetically stepped out of leadership of JaguarMoon Coven.
* Continued to write 1000s of words for the Art of Ritual’s new curriculum.
* Continued working with the local occult group.
* Started working on a new path of priestessing with a valued mentor.
* Published (officially in less than two weeks) that writing project I referred to as a “bass-akwards collaboration” last year.
* Checked off several more “bucket list” items.
* Visited a new country.
* Started several weekly Pilates classes.
* Wrote 1000s of words for our blog (www.the-ramble.net).
* Used my resources in thoughtful ways to support the people, organizations, and policies that make the world a better place for everyone.
Goals for the coming year are primarily health and physical activities:
* Aim for a daily walk.
* Get 7+ hours of sleep every night.
* Incorporate daily strength work.
* Make art something you do nearly daily.
* Try a “messy” art form.
* Write the next book.
* Learn to make English muffins.
* Pass the Portuguese language course.