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In the Journally blog, we share our insights and inspi­ra­tion from wherever we find it.

Cultivate Solitude

cultivate solitude
Found on Facebook

Beautiful people do not just happen

Known Suffering ~Elisabeth Kubler Ross~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Found on Facebook

Wear your passion

this-is-your-life-manifesto
This is your life manifesto ~ found on facebook

You are a living magnet

living magnet

To have never really lived

Wisdom from the Dali Lama

Worth remembering…

breathe deeply and repeatImage credit: Aimee Dolich

The Feminine in Nature

Amazing things in nature

Worth all the other hours of surfing on Facebook…

Inviting inspiration in — writing studio

Round Bookcase Above Writing Studio

Looking Up

Image Credits:
Davis Writing Studio by Travis Price Architects

First clear your cache…

Meditation in 2012

Life Satisfaction Exploration

Image Credit: Gabor Strategy Group

Using a scale of 1 to 5, please rank your level of sat­is­fac­tion with each the following life cat­e­gories, where 1 = not at all satisfied and 5 = com­pletely satisfied. You may highlight any number between 1 and 5.

Health
Spiritual and Personal Growth
Romance
Leisure
Money
Career
Family and Friends
Physical Environment

Now, pick up your journal and explore each area with the following questions.

1. Are there any surprises for you?
2. How do you feel about your life as you look at your rankings?
3. How do you currently spend time in these areas?
4. How would you like to spend time in these areas?
5. Which of these elements would you most like to improve?
6. How could you make space for these changes?
7. Can you effect the necessary changes on your own?
8. What help from others might you need?
9. What would make that a score of 5?
10. What would a score of 5 look like?

With these answers in mind, choose 2 areas you would like to work on in the year ahead and journal about each on a weekly basis.

Review the questions above for these 2 areas at the end of each quarter and see what cumu­la­tive changes occur.