A year of Sundays: (48) (11/30/25)

Gratitude and Expectation: The Final Four Sundays

It is hard to believe that we have only four more Sundays left in this year-long project! I am filled with profound gratitude for all of the sweet Sundays that have passed and for all of the lessons learned in the days between. I am truly grateful for your readership and for the valuable insights I have encountered while writing and posting this blog. I hope my gentle reminders of focus have helped you this year. Now, we shift our focus from reflection to expectation. The expectation is to affirm our sense of hope and resilience as we look forward. Let us use these final four Sundays to concentrate on preparation and the acceptance of our greatness.

Accepting Our Innate Potential: To receive our greatness is to acknowledge the immense potential within us. It requires us to shed old, limiting beliefs and step fully into our power. As the self-help pioneer Louise Hay (1984) affirmed, our internal narrative must shift: “I am willing to release the need to be unworthy. I am worthy of all the good things in my life.” This affirmation is the starting point of self-acceptance. Similarly, the motivational teacher Wayne Dyer (1976) encouraged us to explore our deepest potential, suggesting that “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you do not know about.” We must stop rejecting the unknown and often vast capacity of our own minds and spirits.

Preparation Through Awareness: Preparation for the year ahead is not merely about setting goals; it is about cultivating the self-awareness necessary to achieve them. This requires emotional intelligence, a quality vital to navigating the complexities of life. Daniel Goleman (1995), known for his work on this topic, reminds us of the stakes: “If your emotional abilities are not in hand, if you do not have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.” Preparation begins with an honest, compassionate inventory of our emotional landscape.

Finally, we recognize that our life choices are the architecture of our destiny. Carolyn Myss (1996) speaks to this profound connection between our experiences and our inner self, noting that “Your biography becomes your biology.” As we reflect on the past year, we accept that our life story has brought us to this moment of greatness, ready to consciously author the next chapter with purpose and renewed hope.

I encourage you to use these final four weeks for deep reflection. What was your greatest lesson learned from this "Year of Sundays"? What one limiting belief are you ready to release to accept your greatness?

Please share your reflections and comments below. I look forward to hearing about your journey!

References

Dyer, W. W. (1976). Your erroneous zones. Funk & Wagnalls.

Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. Bantam Books.

Hay, L. L. (1984). You can heal your life. Hay House.

Myss, C. (1996). Anatomy of the spirit: The seven stages of power and healing. Harmony Books