enjoy the first quarter of 2008 by having one new and fulfilling experience in January, February, and March

I am saving that for next year now. LOL.

I was sitting here thinking about what is new and fulfilling for March and feeling, once again, like I hadn’t done anything new and fulfilling and then I realized… wait a second, you! You have done several new and fulfilling things!

I think what leaps up right now is the latest Self Portrait Goal which has completely intrigued, delighted and inspired me.

All the edgy-ness of it has taken “edge” to a completely new level for me… has spoken to me… has given me another avenue upon which to ride, ride, ride the Soulfulness Train forward!

I also received (along with my cast mates) a standing ovation for “eleemosynary” – this isn’t new entirely because I have received standing ovations before, but this one felt completely deserved. In one way, it is like I really received this ovation more than the others because of the journey to get to it was soooo tumultuous, so in a way, that is new and fulfilling also.

There are other things, too – but those two stand out right now… and I am delighted to accept the next new and fulfilling quarter goal, also.

Onward and upward, everyone.

One really cool thing that was new and fulfilling was going to see a hypnotist for the first time. It was amazing and helpful, too. My lines (and remembering them) are much much better now.

I also discovered a swiss radio station I can listen to classical music to online and all the announcers speak in French. I love that.

Ok. Two new things that just popped up.

HUGS and delighted Yays!

When, how, what?!

Let’s see. I know I had some new and fulfilling experiences this month, I know I did.

Most of my experiences of late have been new… in the bouncing back successfully. Facing more obstacles and brick walls and overcoming them.

It is fulfilling. It is new. And its exhausting.

and thought to myself, “Did I do anything, did I do anything?” and yeah, I reviewed and I did, in fact, in the beginning of January.

This month has been eons long. LOL. Seriously. I know, it is the normal 31 days for January but so much has happened.

I finally took that roadtrip with no destination thing. It was a blast.

I may do other stuff in January, just not sure yet. I’ll keep reporting in….

I am planning on spending a lot of time in reflection and contemplation with minimal “doing”....

I will be creating space, eliminating the broken… tending to the bruises within me and allowing my healing to continue from a place of consciousness that continues to “spiral up”...

I see the days in that first week the children are back in school as at-home-personal-retreat days. I will be (re)starting the Couch to 5K program on the 9th and am looking forward to that whole-heartedly… but I also want to be entirely intentional with this retreating-to-rebuild time… possibly the most important aspect of 2008, The Year of the Infinite.

The first task in this process is developing a team of (what I am calling) Confessors – modeled after Teresa of Avila, who had Confessors at her convent… these were all men of the church she went to for Confession but what I really see their role was as “listener” and “question asker” and “believing mirror” although oftentimes Teresa was sorta “out there” so they were learning right alongside her.

I want to find five confessors, one for each day of the work week, so we can engage in weekly intense, deep, and fairly laser like “colloquoys” – soul conversations – dealing with the topics at hand such as Grace, Forgiveness, Intention, Purpose, Action…. all in relationship to this retreating time for me.

Even writing it here, free form without pre-thought, engages me.

So this is a good thing, and new… in many ways.

I am glad to be here. This goal will help give form to this year, which I know will be one that will surprise and delight me in many ways which I can not even fathom yet.

watching the group grow? Just curious, because I literally click on this goal just to see if we have added new people. LOL.

I know the first quarter of 2008 will be a time of soulful growth for me – in my family, in my business, in my hopes, goals, dreams and aspirations.