Goodbye 2016!

Here you are, in the final hours of 2016. Take the time to reflect on this past year, but reflect in a different way…in a celebratory way instead. You see, there is a tendency to focus on the things that didn’t work or go your way – a failed career, relationship, or weight loss goal, etc.

Maybe you swore you would go to the gym five days a week, but only made it there a handful of times. Perhaps you said 2016 would be the year you said goodbye to sugar for good, but only got as far as February before the chocolate hearts made their way to your belly. You get my point.

Not everything may have went your way in 2016, or as you had hoped, and focusing on the less than stellar is a trap that can hold you back. I know, you’re saying, “I swear I will do things differently in 2017.” The best way to do that? Don’t focus on the negative. Instead find the silver lining and the lessons learned from the things that didn’t work, so you have the awareness to do it differently moving forward.

It’s not about forgetting or pretending it never happened, but about looking for the lessons and the bright side too. Remember, there is always a bright side. (Side note: if this less than ideal circumstance happened more recently, then maybe hold off on reflecting. If the situation is too fresh in your mind, then it may not be the best time to look for the silver lining.) Give yourself the space to process all of it – the bad and the good.

Reflect. Find the positive, even in the negative, and then release, release, release. Bring the lessons you learned into 2017, and make sure to celebrate all of the things that went so well in 2016. End the year on a high note, remembering all the great things that happened during this last year, and all the things that worked so well. Find the light, even in the darkness, and celebrate it! It is there, waiting to shine so bright.

Shine on! Sending you all my love for a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

xoxo

Mel