happy New Year from SA!

the year of becoming...

i am dedicating this year to more than thinking and even more than doing. two thousand and thirteen will be about becoming all that i was meant to become in this year. too often we focus on doing things, hence resolutions. these list are meant to inspire us to exercise more, stress less, amongst other often more dubious things.

what i want to do this year is become kinder, wiser, and all around better. i want to learn how to drive and purchase my first car. i want to become a published author, publishing my first collection of poetry. i want to become a better son, brother, uncle, and friend. i want to become a life coach and use my genuine compassion for people to help them discover the answers to their own life questions. i want to blog more (i'm asking myself if posting daily will be too much..).

becoming more aware through mindfulness and meditation, i anticipate all the beauty that lies here within my 25th year on the planet. i have learned a lot about myself thus far and can't wait to see what lessons this year will bring.

how are you going to become more of yourself in 2013? email me at spiritualanthropology@gmail.com and i will post your responses.

it is my sincerest prayer that this year is as rewarding to you as i know it will be for me. do that which frightens you (like driving for me). do that which inspires you. love yourself relentlessly and abstain from judging yourself too harshly. we all fall short, that's the joy of being human; besides no one can fault you when you are becoming.

happy new year beloved!

jehrod alain

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