Every year I put together a collage for the New Year.  This is a ritual MP and I have been doing for a few years now.  It is a collection of words, art, and key images about what I want for the upcoming year.  I guess in short it is what really matters to me.  This is a concept that I lose track of when I get into stress and worry.  That is why I hang this collage right over my desk so that every day I can reconnect with what is really important for me, not all the millions of rabbit trails my fear wants to take me down.

This year has been one of the most impactful years of my adult life.  My life has changed so much and I am stepping into places that I only dreamed I would.  What I have found is that the hardest part for me with all this change has been to fully embrace that I deserve all this good in my life.  I have some deep messages that keep cycling over and over that shows up every day as fear, worry, anxiety, and shame.  The only way that I have found to embrace all my gold is to really focus on what matters to me because most of the voices I deal with are just illusions and my fear based ego.

This year my collage says…..Live your best year, It’s that good, Laughter can set people free, I am beautiful on the inside, Create something great, Tone Shaper, Men of a Certain Age, Building a Peaceful & Compassionate Society, Lighten up for Enlightenment, Share the Love, Go with the Flow, The Art of Receiving, Intelligent Optimist, Believe, Laughter keeps you on the right path, Breathing Space, Connections, Really Listen, Soul Celebration, Something has clearly Changed and my all time favorite “I am”.

These are what really matter to me……..what really matters to you?