Return on Life: Moving toward the life you desire

Are you excitedly planning your new year--setting new goals, new directions new projects? Or are you rolling your eyes at everyone else who is engaging in this futile behavior yet again? With every new year, I see people in both camps. Some are chomping at the bit for January 1 to arrive, for a fresh start. Others are busy resolving not to make any resolutions.

This time of year is indeed a good time for reflection. Many of us have some time away from work, and once Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Ramadan, or whatever we celebrate has passed, we find some down time before re-engaging fully.

When you hit that time this year, if you are feeling less than excited about identifying huge life-changing initiatives, try taking a different tack. Simply give some thought to ways to continue to move toward the life you desire. The key words here are "continue to move toward." Life is truly a journey, a process. We often frustrate ourselves and feel inadequate because we haven't yet figured "it" out. Or we don't know what the end result is or should be. The point of life is not being at a perfect place that we cant' quite figure out but we know it must exist. The point of live IS the journey. Yes, we all want to achieve more, to improve, to be better. Just be sure to mentally relax and enjoy the process of getting there!

Dr. Wayne Dyer says it best: "Your purpose in life isn't to arrive at a destination where you find inspiration, just as the purpose of dancing isn't to end up at a particular spot on the floor. The purpose of dancing--and of life--is to enjoy every moment and every step, regardless of where you are when the music ends."

Perhaps that would make the very best New Year's resolution!