Devotion as a guide to live by...

A new view on setting goals

Hello love,

how are you moving into the new year? My first 12 days of the year were a bit challenging. I was tired, had a lot of physical pain and no energy to move… So I hibernated as much as I could and loved the fact that I have created a live in which I can do so!

And with this, there was enough time to reflect on the subject of new years resolutions…

Most people set resolutions at the beginning of a new year. Intentions to push ourselves to new limits, but did you know that most people are done with them after 12 days? So whatever goal you might have set for yourself, after twelve days you are likely to quit…

So what is the sense of new years resolutions rather than a way to punish ourselves after some days because we didn’t reach our goal…

Now there is one good thing about a resolution, you can always start… It does not have to be the 1st of January to set a new goal for yourself.

I have learned over the years that goals don’t really work for me… They seem to block me rather then to help me move forward. I will give you an example. In October I decided to sell a lot of copies of my book ‘ik ben Sara’, but the goal felt to big, too unattainable for me at that moment and instead of working on reaching the goal, I was paralyzed.

So I thought, maybe goals are just not for me, maybe I can live without goals… But not having something to work towards, feels a bit empty I realised as I was entering the new year.

I do have some things I really want to create this year and then I heard someone say this magical word: DEVOTION

At first it didn’t do much to me, but as I opened my Substack this morning I came along a draft post on dedication and I realised, yes this is it! It connected very well to the message I got this morning from my guiding angels:

You can be succesfull as a writer, once you bring your attention to it and get rid of all other distractions…

And boy, how I love a good distraction… whether it is in the form of a day with my love, a day at the beach, or a new project, or whatever…

But without devotion or dedication you do not finish writing a book, become a published author or have a stable income.

Everything you love to achieve needs your attention, your time and your love.

What are you devoted to this year?

As a passionate writer, but also as a woman who is passionate about creating a world that suits us better than the world we live in now, I want you to know that we need you, your light, your love, your devotion to your own powerful vision.

The time has come to stop thinking about what you want and start creating it. I know you want it and I know how scary it can be to just bring it out into the world. This fear might cause some hesitance to start, but know this:

We need you to live your life in your own powerful way, to inspire others.

I want you to dedicate your life to live your souls purpose. You know who you are and what you want to bring into this world. And now is the time to do so. You can’t remain silent anymore, because it is time for a new world to arise.

It is time we create a place of love, of positivity and joy. A world where we embrace the truth of who we are and see that we are all just trying to make sense of it. And by doing so, we show that there is so much more in our lives than always aiming for bigger and better things to gain. Life can be beautiful in the small things, in being in nature, in just being with the now-moment.

Get clear about your mission

When you are not completely clear about what you want to bring into the world, let me guide you there. During a Clarity Call you get clarity on your mission and how you can bring it into the world.

Find more information on my website: irenevangent.nl/en/claritycall

Have a beautiful day my love!

And if you still do not want to get into the new year, I just heard this song, sing it out loud and you might just get what you desire ;-)