“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” -Henry David Thoreau

This entry is the first in what will hopefully be a series of postings about how to live our true life and dreams. I constantly flit from notion to notion about what will ultimately fufill me, and I often am left paralyzed with indecision because the fact is I just don't know. Hopefully these exercises can provide some clarity.

Step 1: Start with a clean slate.

• Clear your space. Declutter the house and create your own space.
• Clear you calendar. Eliminate activities that are emotionally and/or creatively draining. Make time for activities that support your creativity.
• Clear you mind. Identify the negative thoughts that stand in the way of living your truest life. Write those thoughts down and then rewrite them as a positive statement.

Step 2: Define your lifestyle.

• Create a list of the top 5 things that are important to you. Then put one thing in your calendar this week for each of the five areas.
• Design and write down your ideal day from the moment you wake up until you go to bed.
• Begin creating a "life book". Gather images that convey a sense of what you would like your life to look like. Begin the book with a statement about what is important to you in your life.

These ideas all come from Ladies Who Launch chapter 1-2. Check out www.ladieswholaunch.com

In the next entry I'll post my progress on steps1-2. I hope to hear how everyone else is doing too.