As we approach the end of the year and the beginning of the next one, it’s a great time for reflection. In this episode, I mention a number of things that might help to think about.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Becoming aware of the energy that surrounds us.
• How to find peace of mind in the midst of the worldwide chaos.
• How to develop empathetic detachment.
• An attitude of acceptance and letting go.
• Don’t expect other people to meet your needs.
• Love, accept, acknowledge, and appreciate yourself.
• Do something about getting out of uncomfortable situations and relationships.
• You can make the decision to learn how to be internally peaceful.
• Self-awareness and self-acceptance.
• Allow life to happen rather than trying to make it happen.
• Take care of yourself.

I have been looking for a unifying topic for all my information and what I came up with is Prosperous Living – A Holistic Path to Health, Wealth, and Happiness. In this episode, I ask you to define what prosperous living means to you.

Highlights

• I’d like to suggest that you think about what prosperous living means to you.
• In a previous episode, I had talked about making the decisions about what intentions you would like to make for the new year and actions you will take to move forward.
• Making too many changes at once, impedes progress.
• Making any kind of changes in your life can stimulate the moving stupids, which is a feeling of disorientation that you get when you try new things because your brain gets confused.
• It can take a few months to get comfortable with something new.
• If you make small changes over a period of time, your life will move in a positive direction.
• Start making changes with things that are inconsequential, like cleaning off your desk or a corner of a room.
• You have to find what works for you.
• Something that you really want or would like to create, without buying anything, ask yourself what having that or doing that would require. Look at it carefully.
• When asking the question, “who do I want to be” or “what do I want to do”, understand that your age makes a difference.
• You have to discover what makes you happy and what your definition of happy is.
• If you sit quietly with yourself or meditate every day, you will be more satisfied and more in touch with yourself.

As we get ready for 2023, it’s time to make the decisions – rather than the resolutions – that will move you forward. In this episode, I talk about what decisions to consider and how not to overload yourself with things to do.

Highlights

• Make a decision to take care of yourself – if you want a better life.
• If you don’t like where your life is today, then you have the option of deciding what you will do in order to change it.
• The best way to make lasting change is to become very aware of where you are now and to choose one or two things you want to change.
• The energy of change is prevalent on this planet right now.
• It takes considerable effort to make lasting change in your life.
• It’s important to love yourself, let go, and connect. Most people don’t realize how important the connect piece is.
• In order to feel prosperous, you need a lot of people, love, and experiences that warm your heart.
• How do want to feel next year?
• What do you want to work on next year so you can move your life in a positive direction? If you focus your efforts on moving in a positive direction, you will improve your life.
• For today, make a list of the things that you would like to be different in your life, the small things you can begin to work on.
• Practice being okay with who you are today.
• Start with small changes, one at a time.
• Set feeling goals.
• Every day, acknowledge yourself for something you have done.

To talk to Joan about coaching or The MetaMind Circle go to www.ProsperityPlace.com/call

This is the time of year that doesn’t feel “normal”. There are a lot of distractions and things happening that are not our usual activities. So, during the next few weeks, use the time to take a look and see if there’s something you want to change as we go into the new year.

Highlights

• Tap into the energy of change and decide who you want to become.
• We often need to share ideas and get feedback from other people. Other people can often see a bigger picture than we do.
• No one person has all of the answers for you.
• It’s really important for you to know and understand your Self.
• Who do you want to be in the next segment of your life and how can you make that happen?
• The energy of change, which is happening now, presents us with many opportunities.
• How are you going to adapt to the energy of change and what help do you need to make it happen?
• We are wired to need connection to other people.
• If you learn to have better relationships with humans, you are going to have a better life.
• What does prosperous living mean for you?
• Happiness comes from satisfaction within you, not from money.
• You have choices, and if you don’t like what your life is like now, you can make changes.

Links

Henry Lopez’s website

Podcast episode with Robert Pardi

The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours