Can you believe it’s already mid-February?

Honestly, I can’t.

December and January always feel like ghost months to me. I know they are there but there is so much going on during those months that I don’t see them coming or going.

So…That’s why I still feel the need to tell you: “Happy 2023!” because the snail in me (yup, I’m slower than most) is still arriving to the new year… in February.

What did I do that helped me consciously arrive to 2023?

Glad you asked!

I found an insightful free workshop by Rukmini.

In case you never heard of her, Rukmini is an artist (unlike me) who helps people express their emotions creatively and without needing an artist background. She helped me visualise and make concrete what usually goes unnoticed: anxiety, stress, gratitude, kindness.

The letting go and letting in exercise was beautifully done by drawing a bunch of balloons on a paper. Some of these balloons were flying away (what you let go of) and some of them were gathered together like a bouquet of flowers.

Below you can see my drawing:

This exercise brought so much joy in me. I enjoyed slowing down and really connecting with what was no longer serving me, repeated and sticky patterns that don’t help me grow and focus on what I know want to cultivate this 2023.

I’m curious, if you had to draw these balloons… what would you keep and what would you let go of for this 2023?

In case you’re not the artistic type but you still would like to benefit from this exercise, you can download my drawing of the balloons without any text and fill it in with your own words following this link.

Aaaaand… if you feel generous today and want to share with me what you put in it, I’d be very honoured to know what’s going on through your unique mind at this point in time.

P.S. The 2023 mindfulness challenge is over.

If you participated, thanks so much for joining me during the whole month of January. If you haven’t done it, that’s absolutely fine but… did you know that you can download all the practices for free and do it at your own pace? Follow this link and get 31-mindfulness meditations today.