Big Plans

Nearly two years ago I wrote a 3 year and 5 year plan.  It was at a time of great transition for me, in which I was unusually open and determined to create the life most meaningful for me.  

I love creating plans beyond one year as it is easier to release limitations and develop my vision on greater levels.  

I just found these notes the other day.  Usually when I find something I wrote a while ago, I can see so much room for improvement.  When I read this, however, it felt simply on.  I will keep them the same for now, until spring (coming soon!) when I refresh my approach to everything. 

Thought I'd share...

3 Years (2010)

-My Home: my own space, as I want it.  Plus a few retreat spots.

-Strong independence, creativity, and making it happen.

-Close developing relationship with the kids.  Loving, caring, and great example.

-After a year or more of being alone to discover and develop myself, I am in a fulfilling and happy romantic relationship with a person who is naturally a match and is fun and enjoys sharing our experiences.  Our relationship is mutually beneficial.

-Strong/solid network of friends (soul cluster).  Fun, close-knit group who are conscious creators, truly friends to me who love me for me and want me to be happy.

-Abundance to facilitate my creative projects, ideal lifestyle (which is simple, yet spacious), and allows me to invest in projects, services, and charities that I want to support.

-Writing, traveling, and exploring the world.

-Successfully helping others.

-Fit, healthy, tone, and eating well.

-My days are loving, happy, and fun overall while helping to make things better for others.

5 Years (2012)

-Ready for the shift and helping others to prepare.

-Family connected, loving, and strong.

-Solid foundation, inner strength, deep relationships/connection, and clear perception.

-Love!

Danielle Marie Crume

Five Healthy Habits to Create Success

We all have goals. Great success begins with your habits. What habits do you have? Are your habits moving you towards your goals or keeping you away from them? 

Being successful in your habits while aligning them with your goals, can allow achievement of what you dream of -- like never before. Habits develop by doing an action enough times that the neurons in the brain create a pathway, enabling them to move more quickly from a trigger point. Some, for example, get in the habit of eating while watching TV. Other habits develop consciously, or by choice, from something you decide to do repeatedly until these pathways are created. Ellen Langer highlights the differences between habits made out of choice versus habits people “fall into”. In her book Mindfulness, she states "a mindful approach to any activity has three characteristics: the continuous creation of new categories; openness to new information; and an implicit awareness of more than one perspective." "Mindlessness, in contrast, is characterized by an entrapment in old categories; by automatic behavior that precludes attending to new signals; and by action that operates from a single perspective." Try these helpful habits:

1. A great morning routine - Getting off to a great start in the morning can set up your day better than anything else. You can incorporate the rituals that are most beneficial for you, such as stretching, giving thanks, and/or connecting.

2. Exercise, walking, or yoga – Taking the time out to work on your physical self can not only improve your health, but also provide great clarity.

3. Daily check ins – Reviewing what you are doing with your time and energy every day naturally brings your awareness to another level (knowing what habits you have) and opens you up to seeing opportunities. A great way to do this is using an organizer with space for journaling.

4. Scheduled development time – Spend some time developing your goals each week. For example, if you want to be a writer, write for a half hour every day or for a couple of hours each Saturday morning.

5. Weekly Org Sesh– A weekly check in, such as an Org Sesh, can give you a higher perspective on what you are doing and how to take it to another level. What habits do you have that are most helpful to you? There are so many out there. Please share what works best for you. What habits may be hindering your growth? 

To Your Success!

Danielle Marie Crume

Check It In

Look at each day as a blank page. Before making any marks on your canvas, consciously choose what you write, draw, paint, or cut.  

Keep a palette near, full of all of your favorite colors. With each stroke, have fun and enjoy the experience.  Create your ultimate design with the tools you have while riding the natural flow. At the end of the day, look back and explore the way you lived it.  Is it your best piece of art, or perhaps something you'd like to try again later?  Can you feel more  alive?  Can you give more?  Are you open to what's best for all?  Are you living your dreams?

Repeat daily.

Danielle Marie Crume Please  :)

Look, Man.

You can’t understand, change, or improve something if you don’t even see it completely. Start with looking.

Open! Open! Open! Then tilt your head and look again. Deeper… Look from every angle.

Don’t let one view satisfy your curiosity. There is a beautiful wisdom and peace found in seeing from a universal point of view.

Compassion naturally arises.

Love! Danielle Marie Crume

The Treasure of Reading

Choose a book and read a bit.  

Open to your feelings while you read.

Allow them to naturally rise and pay attention to them. 

Find a book (or lots of them) that deeply moves you and makes your heart sing.  

Make this a priority and retreat into it often. 

And your whole life will forever shift.

INjoy!

Danielle Marie Crume