Often I discover my list consists of things that will give joy to both my personality and my soul. There are perennial favourites to do with walking in nature and being supportive of my friends and family, and there are inner goals to do with developing more compassion and enjoying life. In addition, there are specific goals for that year, such as writing a certain book, or other “to do’s” that my soul calls me to give to the world.
Of course, it is not enough only to write down the list; we must act on the items. I’ve kept my lists for decades and have found that I achieve approximately 80% of my goals within the first year or two. And now to you. This month, I encourage you to make a list of your goals and commit to acting on your heart’s deepest calling. Realize that spirit wants us to be happy and wants to give us that which will satisfy the personality and, more importantly, the soul.
I have been re-reading Paramahansa Yogananda’s book, Autobiography of a Yogi, in which he describes incidents showing that from an early age he was able to attract to himself exactly what he wanted. Why? Because he had no doubt. He was absolutely convinced that spirit wanted to give him what he wanted, and even though his parents, siblings, and friends doubted him he stayed steadfast in his will to manifest his soul’s dream. Only you can commit. No one else can do this for you. However, once you commit to spirit, spirit commits to you and offers you the tools you need to manifest your goals.
To get you started on your path, I offer a 57-minute radio interview on Manifesting Your Soul’s Purpose that I recorded a few weeks ago with a Unity minister. There are many ideas in it that I feel will interest you. Also, If you have not already participated in our Transform Yourself and Transform Your Work programs, I urge you to consider doing so. These courses contain the spiritual tools that I have developed over 30 years to help you manifest both your personality and soul goals. In fact, as I have found in my own life, redoing these courses and using these tools repeatedly increases the ability to manifest.
Hope you enjoy your goal setting and I look forward to being with you in 2014.
