{"id":1793,"date":"2017-12-31T11:35:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T10:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2017-12-31T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T10:50:47","slug":"if-there-is-one-thing-you-do-going-into-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=1793","title":{"rendered":"If there is one thing you’re going do as we go into 2018, make it this!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Someone asked me what one word or phrase I would use to take me into 2018, leave behind those ideas, things and people you don’t need anymore and create something new and vibrant.<\/p>\n

I thought for a moment and then said “I use the term “Lighten Up! quite a lot.”<\/p>\n

It gives you the chance to drop those dead-weight ideas, as well as the things and even people who drag you down. It also gives you permission to become more conscious and, literally, “enlightened”.\u00a0 It is a good one, too for losing those extra few inches around the belly and becoming lighter on your feet!<\/p>\n

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The lighter you think, the lighter the world becomes. You need fewer words to connect with people. Your emails become shorter. You need fewer “heavy” conversations. You laugh more. Life becomes much more fun and interesting because you are not held back by the shadows of past traumas nor fears of the future.<\/p>\n

And if you look into the light, you can’t see the shadows of the past anyway!<\/p>\n

“LIghten-Up!” It works for me! Try it. It might work for you too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Someone asked me what one word or phrase I would use to take me into 2018, leave behind those ideas, things and people you don’t need anymore and create something new and vibrant. I thought for a moment and then said “I use the term “Lighten Up! quite a lot.” It gives you the chance … <\/p>\n

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