Year End Reflections & 2023 Intentions
2022 was WILD! It had so many potent lessons for me. Several breakdowns that led to breakthroughs, numerous moments of pure joy, so much laughter, lots of adventures around PDC, many new friends, moments that blasted my heart open and made me feel so grateful, times where I grieved, support swooping in to help just when I needed it most, new opportunities and painful goodbyes. Below are some of my accomplishments, challenges and most memorable moments from 2022.
My Proudest Accomplishments:
Getting hired at Mindbloom as a Guide
Coaching clients and helping with their healing and spiritual growth, truly seeing them, holding space for their emotions and their vision for their life
Designing and launching my new website
Starting to write again on my blog
Sitting through a difficult and beautiful ayahuasca ceremony
Getting my 4 year temporary residency in Mexico
Continuing to open my heart to new friendships and go on dates
Challenges I Alchemized into Wisdom:
Alchemizing the fear and stress of not being able to go home to Canada and rebuilding my life in Mexico and feeling happier and more at peace than ever. I learned how to turn an absolute nightmare of a situation into the launchpad of my current tropical, oasis life. It was one of the biggest leaps of faith I ever took and increased my self trust x1000.
Turning a frustrating situation with a disrespectful landlord into finding a beautiful loft apartment that was a 10 minute walk from the beach. I learned to not feel guilt unnecessarily, to not settle for less than what I desire and to stand up for myself.
Feeling lost, like a failure and directionless to landing my dream job where I wake up and feel fulfilled each day. I learned that all the hardships I experienced in the past had purpose, and now I am equipped to help people experiencing similar problems through the work I do.
Having a group of friends that criticized and judged me, didn’t support or value me and turning that into deeper self-worth, stronger boundaries of what I will and will not tolerate and then meeting a wonderful group of girlfriends throughout 2022 where I felt truly seen, loved and supported. I learned that what I truly look for in friends is to be loved and accepted for who I am (all the other little details just aren’t as important as I thought they were) and to trust my gut about how I feel around people.
Financial stress and feeling contraction in my body when I thought about finances and turning that into finally feeling at peace financially and receiving money in unexpected ways. I learned how to surrender and trust God would provide for me even in moments I didn’t know how money would come in. I learned how to create the feeling of stability and abundance within myself.
My abandonment wound being triggered constantly by the transient nature of Playa and having to constantly say goodbye to friends and then healing that wound and feeling substantially less triggered when people continued on their journeys. I learned how to let people in and let them go with love, I now trust I will always attract the right friendships for me. Also some friendships are just here for a season and that’s just as beautiful as the ones that last longer.
Most Memorable Moments:
Several new girlfriends all coming out and celebrating my 29th birthday with me
My friends Jaclyn, Teresa and Jess from Canada coming to visit me in Mexico (timing was perfect, they came exactly when I could use the quality girl time)
My mom and step dad coming to visit me in Mexico and getting to take them to all my favourite spots
Esther (my cat) moving to Mexico and living with me
Painting art for my apartment with my friend Annie
Hosting EFT, Reiki & Hypnosis events with my friend Fabi
Travelling to Mexico City with friends, going to art galleries, eating delicious food and attending an amazing jazz show
Many Sunday afternoons playing beach volleyball, swimming and watching the sun set
Rooftop BBQ’s & pool parties with friends
Saturday nights dancing at Encanto Beach Club
Sunday fundays with my friend Rita where we would go to ecstatic dance, out for lunch then to beach volleyball
Photo shoots with the wonderful clients I worked with & bringing their vision to life
Having beautiful photos captured of myself twice by lovely photographers Julie and Amandine and having lots of fun throughout the process
Random karaoke nights with friends
Getting caught in the rain while having drinks on a rooftop then going skinny dipping in the ocean at night
Working with Julie, my soul alchemy coach, and having her guide me through healing ancestral and past life trauma as well as integrating wisdom and my gifts
Going back to Canada for Christmas and New Years Eve and having lots of quality time with friends and family
Looking over this list of memorable moments it’s so clear that community, family, the people I work with and soulful friendships are the highlight of my life, they make everything better and more magical.
I decided to set some 2023 intentions. Several of these are already in the works so I have full faith they will come into fruition this year. A few of them feel like a stretch but in a good way, I enjoy a challenge! I’m also in full trust that this year will give me the medicine my soul needs most, so if something doesn’t quite pan out as I expected I’m okay with being redirected to something better than I could even imagine for myself.
My Intentions for 2023:
Instead of “marketing” I want to focus on creating art and express myself creatively however I feel inspired to online
Go on a trip with one of my best friends to Hawaii for my 30th birthday
Continue to take group salsa & bachata dance classes, also start taking private classes
Complete my Temple Arts & Sacred Sexuality Practitioner training
Be hired at a retreat centre in Mexico part time to host workshops on feminine energy, self-love, lifestyle design, sensual embodiment & sacred sexuality
Continue working at Mindbloom & grow with the company
Work with a few aligned private coaching and photography clients
Travel to other parts of Mexico (Merida, Holbox, Bacalar, Oaxaca)
Travel to Guatemala
Meet a loving and aligned romantic partner
Continue to grow a community of friends in Playa Del Carmen
Put a down payment on property & start building a home in Mexico
Move into a spacious apartment with more sunlight, a pool and patio
Continue to exercise 4 days per week
Have friends and family come visit me in Mexico
Start learning Spanish (200 words and 100 phrases)
I know I seem ambitious, and most people set like 1-3 New Years resolutions, but I personally like to clarify my intentions for every area of my life (health, friends, hobbies, work, relationships etc) and all of these felt good to me, I couldn’t take any off my list! So here we are, I’ll see how many happen :)
What are your most memorable moments from 2022 and what intentions are on your heart for 2023?