This year I realized that the words “resolution” and “goals” didn’t excite me. I wanted a word that had movement and energy, so I chose “intentions.”
I also wanted a theme. I could have laboriously worked one out. Fortunately, my writer’s group, Artistic License, has a member, Marilyn, who’s a tarot expert. We’ve been critiquing the book, and the process (plus her brilliant and lucid explanations) drew me into a deep interest in tarot.
I decided to choose a tarot card that could be a key phrase for the year.
Here’s my card.
This felt totally right. Thus, my overall goal is to increasingly act out of inspiration. In making choices, I will ask myself, “What inspires me?”
This will guide my writing choices, promotional and networking choices, and, most of all, life choices.
I intend to publish a book of advice for cats, for which I am the lowly conduit. The book is currently entitled Cats in Charge: A Guide to World Domination I am targeting April or May for publication and have compiled a list of bloggers/web sites whose owners review books about cats.
In August or September I will publish Book 4 of A Dragon’s Guide to Destiny, Book of Sorrows.
I will continue to work on a novel called Dystopia in Drag, intending a 2014 publication.
I thought the dragon series was over, but to my surprise, I got ideas for a fifth book. This one will be called (I think) The Rainbow Dragon.
As far as life choices, I realized that conscious intentions led to mindfulness, which leads to being in the moment. I couldn’t ask for a better guidance system for this year.
A fellow member of Artistic License, June Diehl, has also posted her intentions and tarot card selections. It’s a terrific post, and you can read it here..
Dear Dragonfire: The Creative Spark,
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I love that term: New Year's Intentions. It definitely does have a different feel than "resolutions." I get movement and energy too! 🙂
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