Heal Your Life in the New Year to Usher in Contentment

Contentment is not a complacent and passive form that comes to a person sitting still. Instead, contentment is an active and creative state of mind. A full and satisfying state of being, which you aspire to reach by negotiating effectively with the circumstances of your life. As we get ready to start a new calendar year, you should take out some time to introspect on the year gone past. Think about the high points that brought you joy and celebrations. Be thankful for these beautiful experiences. Also consider the low points that caused you pain and grief. Give thanks for these experiences that let you grow.

Did You Meet Your Goals?

At the start of every year there is a long and impressive list of New Year Resolutions in your life. How many of these resolutions did you actually manage to hold on to through the year, and nurture and fulfill? For every goal that you managed o meet in the past you are rewarded with contentment in the present. Set more goals, realistic goals that help you heal your life. Make these new goals for the upcoming year as clear and easily measurable as possible.

Not sure how you can measure a goal? Suppose your intention is to become healthier look at these two goals.

“I will pay more attention to my physical fitness this year.”
“I will exercise for 15 minutes every morning this year.”

Both are good positive affirmations to have, but the second one is clearly measurable and better defined. You will find it much easier to complete and gain contentment when you meet it successfully each day. The more measurable goals you can meet, the more content your life will be in the upcoming year. So pay attention to each resolution you have and translate it into a measurable goal that also works as a positive affirmation!

Setting Goals for a Content Life

When you set out to heal your life you need to work on each aspect that is not to your liking.  As you set your New Year resolutions work on the four primary aspects of your life, even if you think that they are going well. Things can always be better if we just hold the intention to improve them. Make healthy intentions with regards to your relationships, your work, your health and your financial situation. Identify things that are currently problem zones and focus on these first.

Create good measurable goals to resolve these issues. If you wish to improve a specific relationship you should not have a vague goal such as “I will improve my relationship with said person.” Instead you should break it up into a number of small measurable goals. Start out with “I will call said person once a week.” Then add on “I have one meal each month with said person.” As you meet each measurable goal you will find that your relationship is improving and you will have more contentment in your life.

Affirmation: “What I see in my world is a direct result of what I have in my mind. I create contentment in all aspects of my life using the power of my mind.”