“Visualize yourself standing before a gateway on a hilltop. Your entire life lies out before you and below. Before you step through, pause and review the past; the learning and the joys, the victories and the sorrows -- everything it took to bring you here.”
-- The Book of Runes
Creative thinking raises awareness of where you have been, where you are and where you want to be in your life, focusing on aspirations, life purpose and life lessons you have learned along the way.
Breaking it down into small pieces through the practice of asking yourself questions helps to focus on those small pieces. The small pieces will bring the big picture into better focus.
An excellent idea is one I found on the website Higher Awareness, an excellent self-awareness resource. The idea is to formulate a series of questions that are evaluated on a quarterly basis. I love the idea of readdressing the questions on a regular basis.
Some examples you can start with and tweak as time goes on, until you find the perfect set of questions that pertain specifically to your life . . .
What was my major accomplishment
in the past three months?
What made it meaningful?
What is my main challenge?
What are the obstacles that get
in the way?
What can I do to overcome the obstacles?
Undesirable traits uncovered through life lessons
that need to be addressed.
How have I improved on those undesirable traits
in the past three months?
What can I do to achieve greater improvement?
Dreams and aspirations that need more
attention . . . and how do I approach it?
A good way to begin is to take the featured quote and start writing down your thoughts. Writing and asking myself questions based on what I wrote always helps to clarify those jumbled up thoughts in my head!
Although this is an awesome practice to get into no matter what time of year it is, there isn't a better time than the beginning of a new year . . . . the symbolic "new beginning" . . . start your year with some creative thinking toward a happier and fulfilled life.
Happy New Year!
