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Change. It’s the most popular topic on the Internet this week. Some folks love resolutions; some rally against them. Some call them intentions, rituals, goals or promises. I tend to call them resolutions ‘cause I like metrics and sweeping. When you sweep you can see your accomplishment instantly.

I generally reflect on my year (the good, bad, ugly and grace-filled) throughout the month of December; then I write my resolutions and tuck them away to review the following New Year’s Eve. Of course, I loved reading your resolutions on Facebook and twitter this week. Thanks for sharing!

Some years I post my resolutions on my vision board to inspire me to stay on track. Perhaps I’ll break them into categories like health, biz, art and mental clean-up. If I’m in a Virgo-esque (anal) phase, I’ll assign a resolution to each month. For example, January: Forgive that relative who hurt you to the bone. February: Clean the attic. March: Heal cellulite. April: Solve the exploding chronic disease crisis. May: Get comprehensive blood work done and for God's sake, take your supplements. June: Know God. July: Learn Spanish. And so on.

Let’s just say that allotting a timeline to change has never worked for me. Scheduled growth mostly ends in failure and scotch. Why? Because I’m an artist at my core. I struggle, snuggle, protest, pound fists, open arms, break, yell, hide and fly. That’s how I expand. How do you wrangle that!? You don’t.

So as I sit and ponder 2012, I’ll share my 2011 with you: what worked, what didn’t and my hopes for 2012. But before I do, here are my personal tips for transformative follow-through.

Take inventory. Get a clear picture of where I am before planning where I’m going.

Review my bandwidth. How much room do I have in 2012? Don’t pack my life with goals ‘til I’m emotionally constipated and physically exhausted. Sure I want to stretch my wings and land on the moon in heels. But I want to do it without casualties and consequences.

What’s the emotional thread I want to experience in 2012? What feeling do I want to permeate through the pores of the New Year? Compassion? Unconditional love? The shift is the honey.

Be specific. “I want to save the world� won’t cut it. What are the activities that will help me make the world a better place? Hint to all interested in that one: GO VEG!

What’s non-negotiable? What feelings or activities must change or I’ll lose my mind? And how can I hold myself accountable? Writing this blog post is a great start! Putting it out there makes it real. When we keep our goals private it’s easy to conk out.

Make time for the magic hour muse. I’m always surprised by how much I accomplish personally and professionally when I give myself time to star gaze. Time to stroll and play without structure. Ideas come. Revelations reveal themselves. Ah ha’s take my breath away. Mindlessly flipping through Vanity Fair by the fire can ignite a revolution. You never know where the muse lives. That’s why it’s a muse. Make space for it.
2011 Review (and a lot of gratitude)

(and got glasses!)
"Crazy Sexy Diet" hit the ! (Thank you, dear readers!)
(my dream).
Started renovating the beat up old farm (total chaos and dust!)
Business housekeeping: Hired, fired, dealt with the bones of the Crazy Sexy biz (painful, scary, responsible).
Found a new home for my writing (AKA � a new publisher).
OWN aired my film a few times (thank you Oprah!)
Had oceans of fun shooting The Gayle King Show and The Revolution.
(though it still sucks).
Said “no� more.
Omega-a-go-go: Adored teaching at the Living with Cancer weekend & was blown away by the with my co-pilots & .
Beautiful new friends came into my life (: You’re one of them.)
Had two majestic soul coven weekends with my trusted unicorns, & .
Started a mastermind/visionary group of 15+ Crazy Sexy Women who support and nurture the fire and brilliance in each other (truly juicy & quenching!)
Graduated to every 1.5 years (my beauty marks are behaving quite nicely � thank you beauty marks! I have too much work and life and love to do for y'all to get in the way. Appreciate you keeping it real.)
Dealt with other (non-cancer/non-baby) health issues. Ahhh, more lessons. Raged at first. Now I’m finding the gems.
Worked on ancient resentment and allowed myself to miss someone I vowed not to miss.
Fell deeper for my husband & dog.
Fell in and out of love with P90x and would like to rekindle the flame in 2012.
Made yoga my church.
Started writing again �

2012 (Here I come!) �

London. I must visit you.
Find a new spiritual teacher (I need to deepen the well.)
Spend more time with my family.
Skype with my more.
Sex rocks. Have more of it.
Forgive a layer deeper. And then deeper than that (even if I don’t want to).
(I’m not sorry; I’m just uncomfortable.)
Decide. (Good grief!)
Tap more (EFT) with (my brother from another mother who loves me no matter how sticky my personal gunk gets). He helps me clean up old, stale emotional garbage like no other.
Go to the theater.
See art. Make art. Use my new camera (thank you, Santa husband!)
Rescue more horses.
Hire more peeps to help me run CSL.
Be a better manager.
Deliver a phenomenal cookbook (Crazy Sexy Kitchen is coming in October 2012!) and help that baby soar!
Launch a few online goodies for y'all :)

OK. That’s good. Did I overcommit? Only time will tell. And as for the overall feeling I want to experience in 2012: that whatever I do is enough. I want to cruise through the year on a continual exhale. No matter what it brings or how life changes.

How about you? Chat with me on and and right here in the comments.ÌýShare one of your resolutions (intentions, goals etc) for 2012. I'd love to know.

Wishing you loads of love & magical adventures in 2012 - Happy New Year!

Peace & New Beginnings,

KC

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