{"id":23844,"date":"2020-12-31T03:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=23844"},"modified":"2020-12-28T07:53:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T15:53:27","slug":"new-years-goals-get-ready-get-set-wait-by-marie-bowser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/31\/new-years-goals-get-ready-get-set-wait-by-marie-bowser\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year\u2019s Goals: Get Ready, Get Set, Wait! by Marie Bowser"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-Years-Goals-Get-Ready-Get-Set-Wait-by-Marie-Bowser.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23846 size-full\" title=\"New Year\u2019s Goals Get Ready, Get Set, Wait! by Marie Bowser\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-Years-Goals-Get-Ready-Get-Set-Wait-by-Marie-Bowser.png\" alt=\"New Year\u2019s Goals Get Ready, Get Set, Wait! by Marie Bowser\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-Years-Goals-Get-Ready-Get-Set-Wait-by-Marie-Bowser.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-Years-Goals-Get-Ready-Get-Set-Wait-by-Marie-Bowser-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back monthly columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=Marie+Bowser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marie Bowser<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cNew Year\u2019s Goals: Get Ready, Get Set, Wait!\u201d Enjoy!<\/div>\n<div>***<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>You&#8217;re almost through the celebratory tunnel!<\/strong> Whether it was decorating, eating and connecting on Zoom or reflecting, reading and resting, I hope you got exactly what you needed last week. (I myself knitted my brains out while catching up on holiday movies.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is one more gauntlet remaining. Many people place an incredible amount of importance on New Year\u2019s Eve \/ New Year\u2019s Day. To which I say, wonderful!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Any opportunity to assess and reflect on life and to get clear about your goals is important and lovely.<\/strong> AND I want to remind everyone that we are still at MIDWINTER. We are still deep in the season of the water element.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIDWINTER: Deep in the Season of the Water Element\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now is not necessarily time to sprint out of the gate, guns blazing, up at 5AM, to run a marathon. And unless this is already part of your work routine, it\u2019s not necessarily time to push hard on your next creative project. (I know. I\u2019m such a buzz kill.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Winter really is the time where we get to rest after the hard work of planting<\/strong>, harvesting and storing the crops.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you participate in NaNoWriMo?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you adequately rest afterward?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has this year been literally friggin\u2019 bananas?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our culture does not value resting, recovering, doing nothing and dreaming. That doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not important.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Between Time: From New Years Eve and Lunar New Year<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing I often suggest is to hold the time between New Years Eve and Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year, which starts on Friday, February 12, 2021) as a time for gaining clarity, doing research and laying out your plans. Doesn\u2019t that feel spacious?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>If you ARE planning to run a marathon: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">line up a running coach and a team of people who will support your body; start a stretching routine; research the best shoes for your feet; find a running group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>If you ARE starting a new creative project: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">look at your calendar and plan your schedule so it allows adequate rest and sleep; dream and vision about the characters and scenes you want to write about; casually develop a skeleton for your story; line up your accountability team or research different writing groups; or schedule a session with a writing coach. You get the idea\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23845 size-medium\" title=\"Seasons\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-300x216.png\" alt=\"Seasons\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-640x460.png 640w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1.png 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The natural energy of the year increases each day after the winter solstice and we can USE that energy to support our activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Springtime, wood element energy is active, bright<\/strong>, and pushes up out of the earth like a plant reaching toward the sun. It starts to enliven at the beginning of February and increases significantly by the middle of March.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On January 12 you may find your body wants vigorous hikes and stretching or casual journaling exercises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On February 12 you will have access to more energy to get up early and produce thousands of words or to put in some low mileage runs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Year\u2019s Time: We\u2019re Still in the Water Element\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you truly give yourself the water element experience and conserve your energy, you\u2019ll be effortlessly banging out chapter upon chapter of material and putting in high mileage marathon training March onward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>By mid-June you\u2019ll be prolific and you may even feel ready for a break to have some fun!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I promise you that conserving your energy now will prevent burnout and pay off with high productivity later when the springtime, wood element energy, bursts upward with new life and gives you additional energy to sprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you been following this seasonal, elemental wisdom for how to work and live?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has it felt amazing?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My patients and clients love it, as do I and I would love to hear how it\u2019s going for YOU.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>P.S. I love a glass of bubbly on special occasions and am often wishing there were more fun non-alcoholic<\/strong> (NA) options to make a big evening like New Year\u2019s Eve feel special. I developed some NA mocktail recipes so that my guests (when guests are a thing) and I have options that feel as appealing as what everyone else is drinking. I thought I&#8217;d share them so you could do the same! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transformational-wellness.com\/healthy-mocktail-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a link <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to access the recipes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to read more articles like this one Writer\u2019s Fun Zone? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contact-beth\/#signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23083\" title=\"Bowser Square \" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bowser Square \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bowser-Square-Crop.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariebowseracupuncture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marie Bowser, L.Ac.<\/a><\/strong> helps creative, sensitive, driven people to create easeful, deeply-satisfying, abundant lives. She does this by aligning them with their true nature and the rhythm of the five elements. Marie practices acupuncture at her office in Albany, CA and offers one-on-one, virtual spiritual guidance and five element consultation. If you would like to know more about Marie and her work with the five elements, you can join her free <strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/619370031996147\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rise Above The Noise: 30-day Mindset Shift Challenge<\/a><\/strong>\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Facebook where she is sharing daily discussion and wisdom to help you stay focused, positive, healthy and connected.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people place an incredible amount of importance on New Year\u2019s Eve \/ New Year\u2019s Day. Yet this time of year is a good opportunity to assess and reflect on life and to get clear about your creative and writing goals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":23846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[9,4379,4377,1695,4548,2560,4387],"class_list":["post-23844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing-tips","tag-creativity","tag-five-elements","tag-marie-bowser","tag-new-years","tag-prevent-burnout","tag-productivity","tag-setting-goals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Year\u2019s Goals: Get Ready, Get Set, Wait! by Marie Bowser &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many people place an incredible amount of importance on New Year\u2019s Eve \/ New Year\u2019s Day. 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