Goals from the past
The following is an e-mail from the past, composed on Sunday, October 12, 2008, and sent via FutureMe.org
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- Interact on a global level with passionate, committed change-makers.
- Make a positive social & environmental impact through action.
- Achieve my goals, and support others in achieving their goals.
- Elevate the discussion.
- Be a woman of vision, contemplation, and action.
I am happy in my work, with 80% of my time doing core focus activities like writing, thinking, creating, and connecting. My work provides meaning and joy in my daily life. I continuously improve and expand my products and services, and I interact on a global level with individuals and groups interested in making an impact with their lives.
FAMILY: I am contributing positively to my children and husband's home life. I provide a safe, secure and beneficial environment for my family and extended family. I offer loving and positive affirmations to my family members. Each person in our family feels creative, supported, and able to benefit their global community through their own talents. SPOUSE: We love each other, support each other, and work well together. We enjoy each other's company. We appreciate and contribute to each other's work. We grow individually and in relationship to one another. EXTENDED FAMILY: I am close with my parents, grandparents, cousins, and extended family and in-laws. SISTERS: I am close to my sisters and their partners and spend time with them and connect with them regularly. RELATIONSHIPS: My relationships with others are positive, supportive, healthy, creative and abundant. I am blessed with friends with which to share life. I enjoy my fulfilling relationships and my circle of relationships also benefits each other. I am part of a positive and inspiring circle of peers, and I feel excitement at the energy and positive social change my community creates. Many wonderful people come into my life and stay as mentors, sources of support and connection, and friends over the years. TRAVEL: I travel with family and friends to meet with others around the world, like in Manila, Bohol, Istanbul, Paris, Morocco, Tuscany, Capetown, London, Toronto, Tokyo, Vancouver, and New York City. We visit places like Alaska, Antarctica, and even outer space!
ENVIRONMENT: I appreciate my peaceful, serene surroudings and my beautiful, organic gardens, flowers, and trees. I nourish myself through everything I see. My visual environment brings me joy and positive feelings. The grounds and gardens around my houses are uplifting and pleasing to the eyes. Lush, beautiful, calming, tranquil, and refreshing...
MONEY: I am easily and happily earning enough to have complete control over my time. In partnership with my family, we share and invest into micro-loans, capital projects, and our foundation every year. Our children and their children's children offer justice, peace, and integrity. They continue our values far into the future. We contribute regularly to charities that we support, and we also serve on boards and as outside advisors.
COMMUNITY: I participate in fundraising to support women and girls' education, entrepreneurship, and access to information and resources. I raise money to increase women's entrepreneurship activities. I support mentoring programs dedicated to minority women in business. HEALTH: I am in excellent health, exercise on a daily basis and I sleep well at night. POSSESSIONS: I require only a few luxuries: dark chocolate, hardbound journals to write my thoughts and ideas in, and stamps and notecards to write to friends. HOME: I spend time on a seasonal basis at my residences in Moloka'i, Manila, Istanbul, and Portland (or something better).
FOOD: I appreciate the locally grown, organic produce, grains, fruits, and meats that I eat to sustain my body. I actively promote and support my community's efforts to provide fresh food to all. We eat whole wheat bread, homemade yogurt, home-roasted coffee, and fresh eggs from the chickens. GARDEN: We pick blueberries and strawberries and raspberries from our bushes, and we take care of egg-laying chickens and milk-producing goats. We grow all kinds of vegetables and fruits including avocado, tomato, lettuces, carrots, peppers, green onions, eggplant, okra, sweet potato, potato, garlic, ginger, kale, basil, and parsley. We enjoy bright, cheery, colorful flowers like sunflowers, zinnias, and lilies. We also have number of: heliconias, birds-of-paradise, anthuriums, and other broad, dark green-leaved plants. Our fruit-bearing trees include lychee, pamplemousse, mango, calamansi, papaya, banana, coconut and guava.. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: Our furnishings are made of sustainable, handcrafted, and renewable materials. Our spaces contain comfortable seating and furniture that fosters conversation, intimate communication, rest and renewal of hope and creativity. We support new and emerging artists. LEARNING: I read at least two books each week that feed my mind and spirit. Authors, filmmakers, and production companies send their books and DVDs to me for review. EDUCATION: I am always learning and teaching better ways to be more effective and reach exponential numbers of people regarding women, entrepreneurship, access to resources, personal development, goalsetting, and planning. Or something better. COMMUNICATION: I am able to have meaningful, entertaining, and thought-provoking conversations with friends and associates. I am constantly enriched by others' words, ideas, and dreams and others are enriched by communicating with me.
SHARING: I share my knowledge through blogs, panels, and other channels. I promote, market, meet, serve on speaker panels, and lead workshops for successful women.
LEISURE: I take adequate time to nourish my body and senses. Leisure includes long nature walks, visits to botanical gardens, tours of temples, pyramids, and ruins, and reading. Taking care of myself includes long, hot baths, regular massages, beautiful beeswax candles, delicious home meals, and visits with friends and family. I enjoy reading, playing games, going for walks, baking, writing letters, and doing crafts. I play games with my children and participate in activities to benefit the young people in my community. SPIRITUALITY: I am strong in spirit and am a deep source for positive, creative energy. I take time every day for at least an hour of power: 20 minutes of prayer, 20 minutes of meditation, and 20 minutes of inspirational reading. MENTORING: I am an active mentor and those I influence are posting demonstrable gains in family, finances, relationships, health, and community. CREATIVITY: I constantly hone my intuition and uncover insights through meditation. My lucid dreams energize me and provide endless ideas for creativity. WORLD PEACE: Our planet is healthy, whole, and supportive of all species.
