February is the month dedicated to LOVE. This month holds the promise, that if we make what we truly love a part of our everyday, each day (regardless of the challenges) will be fully lived and fully enjoyed.
What do you truly love? If you do not have an answer, do not worry, you are not alone. The reality is - most of us do not know what we love. During the course of our lives, other people's ideas about what we should love, and when, and how, blur and hide our "real" answer. Eventually, we have no idea what we truly love. Thankfully, we can find the answer(s) by doing any or all of the following:
- Carry a small note book - each time you say to yourself, "I wish I could do that" - write it down.
- In your note book, record what you like about what other people are wearing - earrings, handbags, tee shirts, boots/shoes - no plan, no judgement just appreciation.
- Carry a camera or use your phone camera to take pictures of things that catch your attention - patterns, furniture, signs, color combinations, shapes....any and everything.
- Start a Pintrest Board - this is an online "scrapbook"/pin board, which allows you to collect (and share if you like) images of things that you find interesting, as you cruise cyberspace - www.pintrest.com
- Visit local places - parks, restaurants, stores, malls - that has "something" special that resonates with you. Allow yourself time to just sit and take in the atmosphere.
Here are just a few of my favorite, inspiring places:
- ABC Carpet & Home, NYC
- Cloisters Museum, NYC
- Lafayette Village, Raleigh, NC
- The Siena Hotel, Chapel Hill, NC
- Bikram Yoga Raleigh
- Bookstores - any size, anywhere in the world
- Flea Markets
This is an exciting adventure, that will immediately change our lives, since we will be focusing on all that is good in our lives. Who knows what the "records" will show by month's end, and how our lives will change as we fill our days with our true loves.
Serene Serendipity - Divine Events and Retreats has set up some exciting "adventures" that makes it easy for you to explore and uncover your loves. Check in at www.sereneserendipity.com.
