22 New Year's Day Resolutions

Resolutions....

Bucket list; 30 day and 100 day challenges; Year-long challenge; accountability buddies/partners

Substituting negative with positive...not "don'ts" but "do's"

List of fun stuff...rewards, month-by-month: flowers blooming, going to the beach, going out to various restaurants &/or bars, museum exhibits and musical concerts, new tech or entertainment, vacation, buying new clothes or items for home, festivals and festive occasions, family and friends' events

Word/Phrase of the Year

Life Audit


"... disciplined Saturn keeps its course through revolutionary Aquarius...rise of humanitarian concerns worldwide....may also see more questioning of ethics and privacy as human-centered design and artificial intelligence...Uranus, "the great disruptor," is in Taurus all year, dismantling outmoded structures and helping us to invent a new reality that serves all of us...shed old ideals, beliefs, and ways of thinking so we can begin to create a new version of ourselves that feels more authentic and aligned....a journey that will take time, and we have to give ourselves as much ease and grace....

We should keep Venus Retrograde in mind when writing New Year's resolutions and focus on manifesting abundance and new possibilities in each of these areas....

Mercury begins its first retrograde of the year in Aquarius, an intellectual Air sign (later 2: 'Gemini, starting on May 10, and in yet another Air sign, Libra, beginning September 9')...communication, thinking process, and mental health, so we can expect these retrogrades to bring us a major mindset shift throughout the year. However, combine all of this with Mars Retrograde -- also happening in Gemini beginning October 30 -- and mental health issues could become more prevalent in 2022...Dec 29: Rx@Cap

The magic of manifesting

in ethereal Pisces. Jupiter is actually the traditional ruler of Pisces, so there's familiarity and an ease  (expansion & good luck)...February 17, Jupiter forms an easy connection with awakening Uranus, making us eager for positive change. This planetary meetup creates the opportunity for us to make necessary shifts in our lives, and we may find ourselves receiving unexpected opportunities at this time....Neptune happens to be the modern ruler of Pisces. Having both of these profound planets in this creative sign gives us the opportunity to envision a new world together, filled with universal love, compassion, and peace. On April 12, Jupiter and Neptune will join together exactly to form a spiritually powerful union. This is a great time for philosophical and spiritual self-development and listening to our intuition. However, it is not a great time for business dealings or other practical tasks

Upheavals in the collective

the biggest event in the history of the United States of America: its Pluto Return. In February, Pluto will return to its natal position in the United States' birth chart -- this is a major event that the US has never experienced since its founding almost 250 years ago in 1776....the exact date of this event is February 20, we've been feeling this energy coming for quite some time now. Some astrologers even believe that the events of 2020 were the prelude to what is to come during the US's Pluto Return....expect to see themes of revealed secrets and atonement continue to rise on America's soil. This Pluto homecoming is a huge moment for not just the US, but for the entire planet, as major powers around the globe will grapple with the rapid shifting of the economy and unleashing of revolutionary forces. This powerful moment in history is preparing the world for Pluto's entrance into futuristic Aquarius in 2023.

...a series of four Solar and Lunar Eclipses happening in mysterious Scorpio and grounding Taurus....an opportunity to face our darkness, atone for our wrongdoings, and move forward with integrity while helping to co-create a new existence that is built on truth and love."   - https://www.tarot.com/horoscopes/2022




BONUS: 12 Themes for 2022

  1. January: Moving Leanly Forward; Accountability
  2. February: Healing
  3. March: Mindfulness
  4. April: Re*silience
  5. May: SEEDS: Tiny Steps--Repeated--Make Big Changes; Break big goals down into smaller steps
  6. June: Cycles; mini-assessment
  7. July: Progress NOT Perfection
  8. August: Consistency
  9. September: Self-Care
  10. October: Opportunity
  11. November: HARVEST: Reflection
  12. December: Joy and ___
  13. 2023....

  1. Lose weight...because it's the top resolution, and because health is important and losing weight makes us healthier (at least the large majority of us), and because, in 2022, obesity is a comorbid condition during covid
  2. Mental health work
  3. Dental health...brush & floss within an hour after dinner
  4. Eating healthier...nutrition is the point of fuel
  5. Moving more, most hours
  6. Start working out earlier in day, maybe first thing
  7. Sitting less...standing more
  8. Drinking more water
  9. Quitting smoking if you still smoke
  10. Random acts/words of kindness, daily; some can be to yourself! also on social media
  11. Read, offline...a book a month?
  12. Learn a new language (https://www.duolingo.com/ is free)
  13. Learn to play a musical instrument
  14. Learn to code: freecodecamp.org
  15. Organization time!
  16. Clean up clutter
  17. Delete your digital detritus
  18. Do more low-waste, sustainable, eco-friendly actions in your life
  19. Assess your spending and recyclables and figure out how to upcycle them
  20. Gratitude journaling; attitude of gratitude acts go in gratitude jar for Thanksgiving
  21. General journaling &/ writing daily
  22. Meditation &/or Yoga practice daily
BONUS:
  1. Be Brave: do something scary
  2. Craft/create something
  3. Sleep hygiene
  4. Talk less, listen more
  5. If not fully vaccinated & boosted, do so, now
  6. Visit a national park; free visit days: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm
  7. Volunteering
  8. Planning &/tracking goals; goal-setting and achieving, reviewing
  9. $$: budget, job, finance hacks, saving $, spending less, investing in/for self
  10. Try/learn something new
  11. Plug into spirituality: prayer, meditation, magic, nature
  12. Pomodoro breaks
  13. Routines: Morning, Evening, Daytime
  14. Breaking Routine...Being Spontaneous
  15. Bucket List
  16. Connecting, esp. healing w/ problematic people
  17. Daily Digital Detox/Deadline
  18. Slow Eating...savor bites
  19. Closet clean out
  20. Search & swap out sugars (soda, coffee, sweets, etc. (also look for hidden sugars: canned goods, baked savory goods (crackers, breads, etc.)))
  21. Look at other ingredients
  22. Politics: think global, act local
MORE:
  1. Do it now...anything that will take less than 10 minutes
  2. Shop locally
  3. 1 second daily for movie of life of 4 min
  4. Outdoors daily...but with sunscreen
  5. Prep...bug out kit; pantry stock-up; alternatives
  6. Clean screens
  7. CBT
  8. CBD?
  9. Travel
  10. More sleep
  11. Read ancient philosophies/classics
  12. Ted Talk in the morning
  13. Side hustle/start a biz
  14. Devote 1 hour daily to dreams
  15. Calisthenics: Planks, push-ups, lunges, etc.
  16. Checking (& acting on) email REGULARLY

22 Spiritual Resolutions
  1. Spiritual quality of resolutions: promises to Deaities*
  2. Connect with spirit
  3. Honor your soul's intent
  4. Crystal Grids
  5. Deep Breathing Practice
  6. Dream Journal
  7. Tarot
  8. I-Ching
  9. Astrology Basics
  10. Astrology Cycles...____
  11. Prayer
  12. Spells
  13. Altars
  14. Moving Meditations
  15. Lunar Cycles of the Year


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