 I began thinking about the new year ahead as I always do about this time of year. I like to look at the 365 days as a collection of brand-new adventures that I get to create. And then, I realized... this isn't just a new year we are beginning - it is a whole new decade! Those 365 days times 10!! This means we are closing out not only the year 2019, but also the decade. How can 10 years go by so fast? So much happened in my life in 2019 and if I look back through the decade, I have had great experiences and a few Soul Slaps and Airbag Moments too. To share a few things from a very long list: I got married. I moved twice. I traveled to Hawaii seven times and enjoyed countless trips for work and fun. I watched my husband sell his business and happily retire. I was diagnosed with Ventricular Tachycardia. I gained 15 lbs. and lost 15 lbs. - more than once. I kissed my Mom for the last time as she joined my other angels. I said goodbye to friends. I greeted new grand-babies. I left a career. I began speaking and writing about what my heart was calling me to do. I created PennieHunt.com and Journey Through. I lost a dog who took part of my heart with her. I began a love story with a new dog ... and then another. I survived a horrific car accident that could have easily taken my life. I wrote weekly "Corner of Spirit and Brave," blogs and 356 Newsletters. I published a book, "Love Your Life NO MATTER WHAT- 76 Tips to Live Life With Love and Gratitude" I am grateful for these experiences and lessons, and so many more, from the year and decade I am leaving in the past. I am grateful for the year and decade I see in my future. The accident I mentioned permanently took away part of my vision. I may not be able to ever see 20/20 with my eyes again, but I believe there is an inner vision that strengthens as we grow older and wiser. As you look back on the past and forward to the new year and decade ahead, try to look not only with your eyes, but with your heart. Your heart is much more accurate. Perfect vision isn't always seen through your eyes. Practice seeing 20/20 with your heart. When I look forward with my heart ... I see a grand year ahead. I see a decade filled with joy, new experiences, and love. I see new people coming into my life and as life happens sadly saying goodbye to ones I love. I see more of my books being published. My 2020 vision is much deeper than goals for the year 2020. My 20/20 'heart' vision is for the year and decade that I will be given. It is seeing clearly the collection of 365 days of brand-new adventures that I get to create. It is seeing (and feeling) deeply a whole new decade -those 365 days times 10 that my heart sees filled with love and joy. The older I get, the more I rely on my heart's vision instead of my eyes. My heart is much more accurate - it always sees 20/20. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pennie's Life Lesson: "Perfect vision isn't always seen through your eyes. Practice seeing 20/20 with your heart." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ YOUR TURN...
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to think about what your vision is for the year and the decade ahead. Do you have 20/20 vision with your heart? Share your thoughts and experiences relating to this post in a comment below. And please feel free to email me at: [email protected]. Thank you! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2013-2019 Pennie Hunt This was written and produced by Pennie Hunt. Feel free to forward and share this post. Please keep the entire message intact, including contact, logo, and copyright information.
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 Do you remember playing with a boomerang? You know the concept-- you hurl it into the air, believing that you are throwing it far away and in seconds it is coming back aimed straight at you. How does that happen? We all have personal boomerangs; those pesky habits, patterns or cycles that repeat over and over again in our lives. We love our boomerangs. We have a collection of them that we display in our mind’s trophy case. We polish them and engrave them with our favorite story. Imagine a sparkling, bright, red lacquered boomerang with gold embedded words that say, "I have played hokey-pokey with the same 10-15 lbs of weight and just can't seem to keep it off." Can you see the shiny boomerang whooshing through the air as it is thrown with might and determination? The weight goes down. It feels great! Then out of that same clear air this boomerang appears spinning straight back with precision accuracy and hula-hoops around the waist. ((PLUNK!)) There it is again that familiar 10 lbs. How does that happen? The story is verified and the game of hokey - pokey begins again. What does your boomerang say? Is it engraved with words like- "I am always sick," "I will never finish school," "I end up in the same dead end job all the time," "I can't trust any man (or woman) that I'm in a relationship with." Do you see what all of these boomerangs have in common? They are engraved with negative power and thrown with anger and dissatisfaction. We become so attached to these Boomerangs and the stories they carry that we keep polishing them and throwing them again and again. And every time we are surprised when they come targeting right back to us. What if we changed the story? What if we changed the engraving to a positive message? What if we threw our boomerang with love and kindness? It would come back to us - they always do - but this time with the perfect weight, the job of our dreams, or an amazing partner. We will wonder -- how did that happen. Start throwing! Throw love! Throw kindness! Throw hope! Then wait. It will come back. It always does. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pennie's Life Lesson: "You can throw your life boomerang with love and kindness or anger and dissatisfaction- either way it will come back to you—it always does. The choice is yours!" Pennie Heart to Heart BOOMERANGS YOUR TURN...
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to think about what messages you are throwing out into the Universe. Are they positive? Are they negative? What you put out there comes back to you - think about it! Share your thoughts and experiences relating to this post in a comment below. And please feel free to email me at: [email protected]. Thank you! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2013-2019 Pennie Hunt This was written and produced by Pennie Hunt. Feel free to forward and share this post. Please keep the entire message intact, including contact, logo, and copyright information.  You planned for a year. You sent out invitations, ordered a cake and said “Yes” to the dress. The day comes and it is spectacular. It is the fairy tale wedding of the year. Even the honeymoon was perfect. And then, you came home to a new life with a partner and Now What? Now, things like laundry, negotiating finances, and toothpaste in the sink become reality and you are not adapting well. You didn’t plan past the wedding cake. You brought home one or two, maybe more, sweet-smelling bundles from the hospital. You bathed them, fed them and nurtured them through talking, taking their first step and all the steps after that right until they walked across the stage- cap and gown on, tassel dangling and your pride beaming. You help them pack their car, you make sandwiches for the road and tuck cash in their hand. The door closes on your child as they drive off to a new life, leaving you in an empty nest and Now What? Your purpose has just driven away and what will you do now? You didn’t plan past parenting. The turkey is bought, or jelly bean baskets are filled, or the tree is up and presents are wrapped- whichever holiday it is, you have prepared for the fun, food and family. The house is filled with laughter and joy. The day after comes and Now What? The house is quiet and empty. Your heart sinks from sudden loneliness. Your festive holiday adrenaline is drained and has puddled on the floor. You didn’t plan past the holiday. The dreaded school reunion is 6 months away, so you work out, diet, lose those 30 pounds and fit into that little black dress. The day after comes and Now What? You sleep in because working out is overrated, a cheeseburger and fries sound good for lunch- after all you haven’t had them in 6 months and so it goes. Soon the little black dress is tucked in the back of your closet with the other "too small" clothes. You didn’t plan past the reunion. It happened. Rehab. A little too much drinking, pills, gambling or whatever your addictive vice is. You can do the 30-60-90 days. You do the counseling, the group sharing, the journaling and inner work. The day comes when you finish. Your mind is clear, your body cleansed and the world looks bright and possible again. And Now What? You return to the old life, the old friends, the old habits and you are pulled further and further away from the protection of rehab and fall into the familiar arms of your vice. You didn’t plan past 30-60-90 days. This is how we do life. We look at the gold ring. We reach for it. We get it. And then what? We don’t plan the next step. We don’t plan the next goal or the maintenance of our accomplishment. Without planning past, we will suffer from the slow slide backward into the darkness of depression, or relapse into old habits and routines. Planning past should become as much a part of your process as your steps to success. Plan past the wedding cake – visualize and talk about how your shared life will be. Plan past parenting. Do not curl into a tight ball of depression disappearing into your empty nest. Look at it as a new adventure, time for YOU to fill this new found space with the experiences YOU want to pursue. Plan past the holiday, so that after the presents are gone, the tree is put away and leftovers are eaten you have scheduled what is next on your calendar to fill the quiet. Plan past the reunion. Don’t lose weight for a specific moment in time. Get in shape for yourself, your health, your longevity. You will look and feel great for every event… not just one reunion. Plan past a program. The 30-60-90 day programs might work for the time you are there, but you need a life program. One that doesn’t end when you walk out of a facility. One that is ingrained in your belief system 100%.... then it becomes YOUR program. Your way of life. Your success! Be proactive. Look at your life in long-term successes. Short term goals are great stepping stones, but to be successful in life you must not look at a goal as the finale. Always be prepared and have a vision for what comes next. Only then will you walk a life-path of achievement knowing that each successful step you take creates a trail of confidence behind you and a road of determination ahead of you. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pennie’s Life Lesson: “Don’t stop when you reach a goal. Plan past the achievement. Have a vision for what comes next.” ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pennie Heart to Heart PLAN PAST YOUR TURN...
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to think about what comes next in your life. Incorporate "Planning Past" into your life. Share your thoughts and experiences relating to this post in a comment below. And please feel free to email me at: [email protected]. Thank you! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2013-2019 Pennie Hunt This was written and produced by Pennie Hunt. Feel free to forward and share this post. Please keep the entire message intact, including contact, logo, and copyright information. |
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