5 New Things For The New Year

Its about vision. Make 2023 the year all of your dreams come true. I plan on doing the same. MY biggest wish is for happiness and peace for all of my loved ones.

Here are 5 things I want for the New Year:

1.A New House

2. A New Car

3. Money, Money, Money ... MONEY

4. Gym / Healthy Lifestyle

5. Travel (Paris) & A Cruise

If you have yet to hop on the vision board trend…you got to! I’m loving it, and you will be too after you envision your own board.

I know I love finding ways to spark inspiration and motivation at every turn, and it really does help you shift into the right headspace and feel motivated about the future. The best part is that it’s unique to YOU! Whatever you desire in life, whatever you wish your ideal life looked like, and whatever you’re striving for…you can bring it to life right on your wall!

Visualizing your goals is a great way to keep you on track to achieving them. So if you’re like me and could use all the help you can get with goal-reaching, you’ll love having your very own vision board to refer to for that little extra boost of motivation!

consider…

• Personal goals

• Professional goals

• Success

• Relationships and family

• Home

• Travel

• Spirituality

• Social life

• Health and wellness

Make Your Christmas Merrier

1. CONNECT TO THE DEEPER MEANING OF THE SEASON

Christmas can provide us with a variety of levels of depth and meaning from family togetherness with gift exchanges and Christmas traditions to the original celebrations of the birth of Jesus or the breaking of the dark winter season with festive lights.

2. SERVE SOMEONE

Sadness is inward-looking. Service is its opposite. So go make someone else’s life better, and watch what happens to yours. Joy will start to replace sorrow. Meaning and purpose will begin to reinsert itself into the holiday experience.

3. CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH FORGIVENESS

Of all the gifts you give this year, perhaps the most meaningful and life-changing will be the gift of forgiveness you offer someone who has offended you.

4. MAKE IT FUN AND FESTIVE

Get out the lights. Put up the tree. Play your favorite must. Decorate. Dance around the house. Invite others over to dance with you. Sing carols. Pop some popcorn. Watch a funny holiday movie or some stand up comedy. Laugh out loud.

Get into the season. Don’t wait around for the season to get into you!

5. LIST ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE WONDERFUL IN YOUR LIFE

We often tend to over-exaggerate the negative and under-accentuate the good. But taking the time to write down all that’s sweet in life can act to underscore the good and paint a picture that’s not quite as bad as we would otherwise believe. Put that list somewhere that you'll see it every single day.

Walk It Out

Walking is free to do and easy to fit into your daily routine. All you need to start walking is a sturdy pair of walking shoes.

1. Burn calories

Walking can help you burn calories. Burning calories can help you maintain or lose weight.

Your actual calorie burn will depend on several factors, including:

• walking speed

• distance covered

• terrain (you’ll burn more calories walking uphill than you’ll burn on a flat surface)

• your weight

2. Strengthen the heart

Walking at least 30 minutesTrusted Source a day, five days a week can reduce your risk for coronary heart disease by about 19 percentTrusted Source. And your risk may reduce even more when you increase the duration or distance you walk per day.

3. Can help lower your blood sugar

Taking a short walk after eating may help lower your blood sugar.

A small study found that taking a 15-minute walk three times a day (after breakfast, lunch, and dinner) improved blood sugar levels more than taking a 45-minute walk at another point during the day.

4. Eases joint pain

Walking can help protect the joints, including your knees and hips. That’s because it helps lubricate and strengthen the muscles that support the joints.

Walking may also provide benefits for people living with arthritis, such as reducing pain. And walking 5 to 6 miles a week may also help prevent arthritis.

5. Boosts immune function

Walking may reduce your risk for developing a cold or the flu.

One study tracked 1,000 adults during flu season. Those who walked at a moderate pace for 30 to 45 minutes a day had 43 percent fewer sick days and fewer upper respiratory tract infections overall.

Their symptoms were also lessened if they did get sick. That was compared to adults in the study who were sedentary.

Take few moments each day to walk it out

I love walking in the park. People watching, beautiful trees, trails and walk ways some easy some hard. If you're a pet person its the perfect place for you and your fur babies to get exercise. If you have a good walk buddy you can make it a combo therapy session, catch up on the latest news or just basic chit chat. Get your steps in at the park. its good for your heart and fun too!