Fall in Love with
Your Life
Small changes bring
big rewards.
by Kim Childs
Each January, the lure of a fresh new
An Attitude of Gratitude
“The first thing is to look at what’s already working,” recom-
year inspires many of us to plan healthy
mends Victoria Moran, a writer, speaker and spiritual life
coach. “So often, we just say ‘Ack—I want everything to be
lifestyle changes. By February, even
different,’ but we all have lots of things that are working well
now.”
modest goals may fall victim to a loss of
Moran, author of several books, including the forthcom-
ing Living a Charmed Life: Your Guide to Finding Magic in
motivation or the triumph of old habits.
Every Moment and Meaning in Every Day, counsels her
clients to list 10 things for which they are grateful before they
leave bed each morning.
I
f our latest resolutions are unrealistic (adding two hours of “These don’t have to be giant things,” notes Moran, “but
daily meditation to an overloaded life), too drastic (going ‘I’m grateful for this cat sleeping on my chest; grateful that the
from junk food to raw food in the middle of winter) or sun is shining; grateful that I made this terrific pot of chili and
unsupported (vowing to think positively in a climate of there’s some left over.’ Your day is now going to be built on
naysayers), they may be doomed before they are uttered. the positive framework of all that you have going for you.”
According to the life coaches consulted by Natural Moran also recommends taking quiet time in the morn-
Awakenings, the most effective life makeovers involve start- ing for prayer, meditation or journaling before the day’s agen-
ing where we are, taking small steps, setting boundaries and da begins to tug and pull. A student of comparative religions,
reaching out for support on the journey. Here’s what these she observes that most spiritual traditions embrace a practice
experts advise when setting out to make lasting changes. of going within to access higher wisdom. Tapping this inner
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