That quote got me thinking as I felt bombarded with how to mark the coming new year. After all we are entering a new decade so that calls for something momentous.

Oddly what the thought of a new decade brought up was the fact that I need to put my work and healing myself first.

I have a passion and desire to help women find what peace, contentment and joy in their lives really means. I want them to spend more time living their life and less time in the “shoulds” (I should love my body, I should eat clean, I should…). More on my upcoming projects in the weeks to come.

What I found was that there was so much of the work I did, and continue to do, that I was scared to share. So much I wanted to talk about but didn’t because I was afraid of what others would think. It became easy to stop the important work I was doing on myself because of fear. Then I found myself in a group of like minded women entrepreneurs and I knew this had to change. I had to get brave.

This year I make myself the priority.

So, you may ask, what does all this entail…well I’m glad you asked because it’s really interesting. 

My first priority – heal my relationship with my body and with food. I have made progress, but to do the work I am called to do I need to dig deep, get uncomfortable and practice what I preach. I just started reading Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison (I am only half way done, but it has been life changing). I have a stack of books on my table right now and cannot wait for the knowledge bombs I am sure to get.

I will commit to using my creativity to heal. As a friend of mine said, a creative healing practice is more than just gluing glitter on stuff while watching Netflix. I am challenging myself to pursue creativity in a way that I might not be immediately successful at.

I will finally commit to my woo-iness (pretty sure that’s a word). I will finally dive into the chakra books I have been collecting. I will at some point explore Reiki. I will finally slow down and learn to listen to my intuition, guides, spirit, whatever they decide to call themselves and allow them to guide me.

At times I feel like I am two different people. The old Lisa that I have known and loved for 40+ years and the new Lisa, who is all I have wanted and dreamed to be. My struggle is in integrating the two parts to be the flawed, amazing, new person I want to be. This also involves me getting out of my bubble and being vulnerable and seen. Not always easy for a shy introvert, but this year I will take up space.