As the New Year approaches and we start to make our new years resolutions take the time to really evaluate what matters to you most. Gain some clarity in your purpose. This is the perfect time to evaluate who deserves to make the transition into the new year with you. Do they vibe on the same frequency as you? Do they lift you up? Do they help you grow? Do they keep you accountable to self? Do they fall in alignment with the direction your life is heading?

Grab pen and paper and describe the life you would live, in as much detail as possible. If money was no object: Where would you live, how would you spend your days, How would you feel, and who would you spend your time with and doing what? Find the recurring themes and work towards those goals this year, editing and rewriting as necessary through the year.

If money wasn’t a concern/if I won the lottery, my life would look a little something like this:

No debt. I’d live in a small cottage with an amazing view in my yard, no mosquitoes, and amazing landscapes. I’d travel a ton and get to know people from all over. Immerse myself in new cultures and learn from each place. Live as the locals do, no tourist ish. Absorb the beauty of their land, their language, be a citizen of the world. I’d love to sip tea daily in new places or in my favorite spot in my house. My house would have tons of windows letting in tons of light and open concept with not many walls just flowing rooms from one to another. Bedroom door made with French doors. Simple art, with pictures of things and people I love. I seek peace and to be surrounded by beautiful and peaceful things. The ability to go out and have dinner with yummy foods. Being around people if I choose to and not around them when I don’t want to.

I seek comfortable living. I don’t need a big house or a million possessions. Big houses seem cold, I want small and intimate, surrounded by candles and light. Comfy couch perfect for cuddling, reading, and watching tv. Modern style with old school charm. I want a fireplace. A nice yard for entertaining and having friends over for dinners and ladies night to sip wine and talk wrapped in blankets by a firepit. This is the life that would be ideal. I don’t desire to go to dinners that cost thousands, just dinners that offer me good food, and good vibes. Everything I do in life I just want to be comfortable.

If I had tons of free time, I’d love to spend it in a hammock with my partner or my baby. Spreading love and breathing love into another. Enjoying life through attention, quality time and understanding each other’s minds.

I want my work to matter. I want to help people see their full potential sooner than I was able to find it, especially black girls. I don’t feel like I had the right tools growing up. My parent did their best to show me what they considered better and now I want better than that. I want to show up for a job I actually want. I want to feel like an asset to someone and to my company. I want to see my work live on in others. You see my world isn’t run by money, yes its factored because I need to eat, but the things that truly matter to me cant be bought. I value connections with people.

I want to discover parts of me and figure out what causes me to be the way I am. I want to have flexible time, to wake up late sometimes, to take a class at the gym or just simply go for a walk, or lounge on the couch all day, just because I want to. I want to appreciate nature. Absorbing my surroundings. Documenting my world for others to appreciate, or learn from. I’m taking inventory so 2017 isn’t the typical F*ck people make money vibe…. It’s a love everyone and find happiness type of year.