{"id":5398,"date":"2012-01-02T18:50:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T22:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/?p=5398"},"modified":"2021-02-04T13:03:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T18:03:16","slug":"what-waswhat-islooking-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/2012\/01\/02\/what-waswhat-islooking-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"What Was\/What Is\/Looking Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5452\" title=\"Shine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Shine.jpg\" alt=\"Shine\" width=\"664\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Shine.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Shine-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the new year unfolds before me, I&#8217;ve spent time reflecting on the year that passed, and how I will grow in 2012.<\/p>\n<h3>What was in 2011\u2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What were some of your favourite moments?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being with Daniel (my husband) looking out over the lights of downtown Toronto from 50 stories up while a snow storm blew outside<\/li>\n<li>Meeting Jack (my dog) for the first time<\/li>\n<li>Taking Jack to the park for the first time<\/li>\n<li>Signing my first car lease<\/li>\n<li>Landing on Big Island (Hawaii)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What challenged you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My confidence<\/li>\n<li>Being a true partner<\/li>\n<li>Not caretaking<\/li>\n<li>My performance anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Being a loving and supportive to myself<\/li>\n<li>Breaking old patterns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How did you spend your time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Writing<\/li>\n<li>Designing<\/li>\n<li>Supporting<\/li>\n<li>Reading<\/li>\n<li>Walking<\/li>\n<li>Travelling<\/li>\n<li>Singing<\/li>\n<li>Practicing yoga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are you proud of?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My happiness<\/li>\n<li>My family<\/li>\n<li>My work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What did you learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s not you, it&#8217;s me<\/li>\n<li>Why I need to not fix things<\/li>\n<li>Why I need love and support<\/li>\n<li>How to let you, and it, be<\/li>\n<li>To trust and respect my instincts completely<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What changed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I see myself more clearly<\/li>\n<li>I feel more confident<\/li>\n<li>I feel more supported and supportive<\/li>\n<li>My boundaries are stronger<\/li>\n<li>I see my personal history clearly<\/li>\n<li>I am a doggy mummy<\/li>\n<li>I have my own (car) ride<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve experienced Hawaii<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who was significant in your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My teachers\/coaches\/mentors: Teya, Ivy, Christine and Bill<\/li>\n<li>My family<\/li>\n<li>My friends<\/li>\n<li>My clients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What were you loving this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My love<\/li>\n<li>My strength<\/li>\n<li>My patience<\/li>\n<li>My clarity<\/li>\n<li>The positive growth around me<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What will you be glad to leave behind?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loud neighbours<\/li>\n<li>Flimsy boundaries<\/li>\n<li>A dog-free existence<\/li>\n<li>Self imposed restrictions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What do you want to remember?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who I am<\/li>\n<li>Why I am beautiful<\/li>\n<li>What I need<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What do you wish to celebrate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LOVE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In one word, 2011 was the year of\u2026 ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>letting go<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>And casting a little into 2012\u2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What do you want more of?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Love<\/li>\n<li>Confidence<\/li>\n<li>Meaningful Words<\/li>\n<li>Abundance<\/li>\n<li>Adventure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How do you want to grow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be more accepting and supportive of my art<\/li>\n<li>Practice and fortify my boundaries and confidence<\/li>\n<li>Become a more awesome writer<\/li>\n<li>Be a better listener, and less of a fixer<\/li>\n<li>Feel FREE TO SHINE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What word will you choose to guide you through this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>**~** SHINE **~**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What do you want to be celebrating next December?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An abundantly joyful and adventure-filled year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The lovely Creativity Coach <a title=\"Jamie Ridler Studios\" href=\"http:\/\/jamieridlerstudios.ca\/\">Jamie Ridler<\/a> included these questions for reflection and visioning in her December newsletter. Thank you for the inspiration and friendship, Jamie!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ttr_end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5452\" title=\"Shine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Shine.jpg\" alt=\"Shine\" width=\"664\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Shine.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Shine-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the new year unfolds before me, I&#8217;ve spent time reflecting on the year that passed, and how I will grow in 2012.<\/p>\n<h3>What was in 2011\u2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What were some of your favourite moments?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking out over the lights of downtown Toronto from 50 stories up while a snow storm blew outside<\/li>\n<li>Meeting Jack for the first time<\/li>\n<li>Taking Jack to the park for the first time<\/li>\n<li>Signing my first car lease<\/li>\n<li>Landing on Big Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What challenged you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My self-confidence<\/li>\n<li>Being a true partner to my husband<\/li>\n<li>Not caretaking<\/li>\n<li>My performance anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Being a loving and supportive parent to myself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-journey-whats-on-my-mind"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}