First place your hand over your heart and speak out aloud from your heart.

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The present moment is a gift. It’s where my focus, energy and actions reside. The stuff outside of that I will now put to the side and come back to later if need be.

Here, now, in the eternal present moment, I will live, I will be, I will engage with the world.

With the divine presence that is within me, I will be both present and omnipresent in my interactions.

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I cultivate the art of creating from alignment, honouring my heart, and inner truth, and acting from integrity from my deepest sense of truth, justice and love.

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My life is synchronised and interconnected with both the earth and the cosmos. I am intimately related to all life, and honour the sacred life-force of all living beings.

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I respect and honour nature and harmonise with her splendid and intricate ways. My role is to treasure, nurture and preserve our living planet, Gaia. I respect and honour all animals, tree and plant-life as sacred. I pray that I will be an instrument of love and healing for all inhabitants of Earth.

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I honour myself as a sovereign creator being.

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I honour and recognise myself as a manifestor, able to manifest my destiny.

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I am grateful for all the blessings in my life. Gratitude is my natural rhythm and way. I am grateful for this opportunity of living, breathing and being.

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I practise loving-kindness, forgiveness, and compassion to all people, even those that are my opposites, or adversaries. I recognise all as the divine face of God.

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I welcome new ideas, innovations, insights, and opinions. I am open to other points of view. I respect all viewpoints as valid. I respect other voices and cultivate the skill of listening.

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I seek liberty and justice for all of planet Earth. I pray for a world that serves and rewards all.

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I am here to love and take care of myself. Even my shadow and imperfections do not need to be hidden or repressed. I release all that I have rejected about myself, and endeavour to cultivate a deep respect for my body, mind and soul.

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In the words of St. Francis of Assisi, “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.”

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Attribution: With gratitude to Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat; I have used some reference points from their “Spiritually Literate New Year’s Resolutions.”