A routine of reflection to create a life you love
I'm a big believer in taking the time to reflect. It's a powerful way to help you focus on the things you already love about your life and continue to manifest the life you want.
Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success - Richard Carlson (Author of Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff - Highly recommended)
You started your day with a plan of how you wanted, no, expected the day to go, you used affirmations to support you, maybe using the wheel of life exercise I share last week. If you haven’t, it’s well worth doing (see below)
Maybe you’ve written down your goals and your plan of action for the day (recommended) and visualized it all getting done.
But are you coming back to review your day at the end of the day?
I like to set some time aside at the end of the day to reflect on the day.
I focus on things like…
How I feel
What did I love about the day
What went really well
What I’m grateful for
My Achievements
I do a mental run through the day and reflect on my thoughts
I also allow myself to acknowledge things I didn’t like and things that I didn’t get done or didn’t go well.
Enjoy the things you loved and that went well
Really appreciate all the things that you liked about your day. Take the time to really feel gratitude for them.
Be grateful for everything that showed up today that you want/like.
You may want to write in your gratitude journal and your achievements journal.
I don’t ignore the things that I didn’t like or want
If something showed up in my day that I didn’t like or something didn’t go the way I wanted, I have a little time sitting with this too.
I wonder about my thoughts and beliefs, did they contribute in some way to what showed up or happened
“Hmm, how am I being a match for what showed up there?”
I want to stress here that I wonder about it, I’m curious about it. I do not get annoyed with myself or stressed because I can’t be positive all the time and only manifest what I want. Nope, that would never be helpful.
Then I have a little “If I don’t want this, what do I want?” session.
Think about the thing you didn’t like that showed up today and ask “If I don’t want this what do I want?”
I want…
Then raise your vibes a little more and add “I love it when…”
Example
I don’t people to show up late and not value my time.
What do I want?
I want people to show up when they say they will and value my time.
I love it when people show up when they say they will and value my time.
PEOPLE SHOW UP WHEN THEY SAY THEY WILL.
PEOPLE VALUE MY TIME.
These small changes to the wording make the world of difference.
What the universe hears
In law of attraction terms we attract what we focus our attention on with feelings.
It’s important to understand that when you say things like…
I don’t want people to show up late and not value my time, this is what the Universe hears…
PEOPLE SHOW UP LATE!
PEOPLE DON’T VALUE MY TIME!
Focus on what you want and then state your message in the present tense as if it’s already your reality.
Use your reflection time to review your week, month, year too.
Message from Wendy
I hope you’ve had a fantastic start to the week. Happy August. It’s been a super busy week for me. We had the big TLC - Travel Lifestyle Club launch with SPELLBOUND.
We also have all the usual gorgeous crystals, candles, wax melts… TLC is simply another product that Spellbound offers. The whole focus is and has always been self-care and empowerment. For many of us, travel, spa days, and adventure days are the ultimate in self-care.
TLC also includes the Academy which is due to be added any time now.
We have some amazing experts on board including a Fitness Coach, Holistic Coach, Manifestation Coach, Vision Board Coach, High-Performance Coach… and much more.
You can register now and check out all of our other products - SHOP SPELLBOUND
Here are my latest additions to my crystal bracelet collection.
I started out with 4. My mum claimed the Blue Lace Agate bracelet - Known for its soothing properties, Blue Lace Agate promotes inner peace, clear communication and emotional stability. It helps to enhance your spiritual journey and embrace serenity throughout the day.
My Niece fell in love with the Citrine bracelet and took that one. The stone of Success. Citrine is the perfect crystal to help you manifest the success you desire as you work to achieve your goals and dreams! I hope it brings her lots of success.
This leaves me with my Clear Quartz - The Stone of Divine Energy. A powerful crystal for manifestation as it helps to dispel negative energies and support focus and clarity around dreams and desires. Perfect. I love this crystal. It also acts as an amplifier to other crystal energies.
And the pretty purple one is Fluorite - The Stone of Inner Truth. Infused with the power to absorb and transform negative energies into positive ones. It balances energies, calms the mind and quietens anxiety to promote clarity and confidence.
A note about crystals
I wanted to point out that the crystals I sell through the Spellbound shop are for UK shipping only. Now, I know that some of you reading my newsletter live outside of the UK. I still want to share about the crystals because you will be able to buy them from other places.
Crystals have amazing energy and I love using them to support me. So, naturally, I want to tell you about them to help support you.
That’s what I’m about.
Okay, that’s it from me for today.
Let me know your thoughts on reflection time and share this email with friends.
Happy August xxx
Wendy
I’m aware that this email is pretty long. I’m thinking that I may split future emails - The Tuesday newsletter will be a coaching email and then maybe a Thursday email for things like the crystals, sharing things I’m learning (I am constantly learning).