We all have one. Our go to New Years Resolution, 7 years running. What’s yours?
It’s time take that good ol’ resolution off the shelf, dust her off and let’s make your wish a reality.
Here are 3 simple steps to making 2012 the year you finally did it.
1. Do a little digging. Get your hands dirty and uncover “WHY” of your resolution.
If it made the list every single year, chances are you are playing on the surface.
It’s not the 25lbs you want to lose. Ask yourself why you want to lose it. Maybe it’s feeling sexy and expressive in your skin.
Yes, you want to make a down payment on a house. But why? So you can have a beautiful & stable home for you and your family.
Why do you want to take public speaking class? To gain the confidence and power it takes to speak your mind.
Take a moment to find your why.
2. From there, JUICE IT UP. Make your resolution absolutely irresistible to you.
Take: “I will start a daily meditation practice.”
And spin it into resolution gold:
“I start my day by tuning into my highest self for 5 minutes. From this centered place I walk through my life totally present in the moment, free of anxiety and fear, living my highest potential.”
Always state your resolution in the present. It is already happening.
Draw a picture or make collage of you looking peaceful and centered.
Daydream. Imagine living like this all the time. Feel it in your body. Always imagine it and feel it as though you already did it.
3. Now for the real challenge: MAKE PEACE WITH THE PRESENT (Enjoy your point “A”)
Have a little faith. Faith that this moment-Your Point “A” is exactly where you are meant to be. You look exactly how you are meant to look, you are in the perfect job, your community is perfect for FOR NOW.
Your current state of circumstances may not be perfect for your FUTURE (Point “B”). Your deep desire for change (your NYR) is the seed of your “B”.
So, joyfully plant your seed. Watch it sprout with wonder.
Create what you want to create, but try not to obsess.
Feel gratitude for each and every step you make between “A” and “B”. Gold star if you can be grateful for the more gnarly stuff.
*Bonus secret about this whole being present in this moment thing: it’s where our best ideas are born and the biggest joy happens.
So, just to recap.
First, find out why you want what you want. Then make it so juicy and delicious that you can’t help but taste it. Finally, get present in this moment-where life is happening.
To all my list makin’ mamas and papas our there: Do not make a mile long list of all the ways you can reach your goal. Instead, follow your instincts as they come to you. And don’t worry. If that idea is worth your while, you will not forget it.
Wake up each morning and ask, “What can I do today to honor my deep desire for_____” and wait for it. We don’t want to do what we should do. We want to do what lights us up. Be as bright as you can this year!
Make a commitment to your highest potential by living out your deep desire (your precious NYR). If you do this, the year 2012 will go down in your personal history as the year you made your dream come true.
These 3 steps will help. Follow them. And as a gift for those on our WILD WEDNESDAY list, I am attaching a Resolution Worksheet. Enjoy!
As great yoga legend Pattabhi Jois said, “Practice and all is coming.”
On the Horizon
"The Circle Leader Training Program at The Wild Woman Project was one of the most transformative and healing experiences of my life. I have received many tools, resources, support, and connections that I will carry on with me forever." ~ Hannah Devin, Graduate
Wild Woman Fest returns…
Join us for the 10th Annual Wild Woman Fest, August 19-23rd, 2026.
On a beautiful & sacred land in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Asheville North Carolina.
Get ready: FEST FRIDAY, when tickets go on sale, is May 8th
Wild Woman Fest 2025 sold out in minutes. Sign up for Wild Woman Fest '26 Updates.
We have Wild Woman Project-trained Circle facilitators is 27 countries, and 44 out of the 50 United States.
Calling wild-hearted women, in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville ~ let’s stir up some sisterhood magic in 2026.
Monthly on Sunday afternoons, 3-5pm, near the Full Moon at The Well in West Asheville.
Join us for an hour-long New Moon Meditation Adventure on April 17th.
Online, from anywhere.
Using a dynamic meditation journey, we will tune into the New Moon, to your own Inner Guidance, synced up with wild-hearted women from around the world. This offering will include music, storytelling, meditation, journaling prompts & intention-setting.
Can’t make it live? No worries. All participants will receive a copy of the recording with 24 hours of the session.
Chris Maddox is the founder of The Wild Woman Project where she teaches women how to utilize the gifts of the Wild Woman Archetype in their everyday lives & how to lead women’s circles in their local communities. She is the organizer & facilitator of the beloved annual WILD WOMAN FEST, a women’s retreat-festival hybrid which fosters a deep connection to nature, a direct experience of the divine feminine & profound spiritual sisterhood among the women in attendance.
An ever student of the great mysteries of existence and nature itself, Chris believes women are holding innate gifts & tools that society at large needs – now more than ever. She is committed to helping women remember their special magic and to bring it forward into every corner of their lives, for the greater good of the planet.
I am 20 years old and interested in starting a blog, but I’m not sure where I should (what site) or how to start. I have so many interests(fashion, politics,football,acting,etc) so I’d like a journal like blog that I can write about anything and everything. Please weigh in..