Written by: Silvana Avram, Executive Contributor
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…And 12 commitments for making 2022 a turning point in your life, defeat the virus of fear with the remedy of trust, be part of a new “pandemic” of happiness and solidarity and write a new chapter in the story of humanity.
Once in a while, we are presented with a golden opportunity. A rare chance that might not come again very soon.
I believe that the recent crisis can be a defining moment for humanity. I believe that we are given a precious opportunity to start afresh, with new impetus, and to redefine our priority.
The global pandemic has forced all of us to stop and take notice.
It has brought into sharp focus our relationship with life and with death.
It has made us more aware of our resilience and of our vulnerability.
It reminded us that we are not in control of everything, that our actions have consequences and that, despite huge advances in scientific research and technology, our deep interconnection with nature obliges us to respect it and work with it, not against it.
Dealing with the pandemic has also highlighted some truths that might have gone out of fashion in recent years: yes, kindness and solidarity do really make a huge difference; and yes, we are all in this together…
Yet I believe that the most positive consequence of the recent crisis could be a profound and lasting change in perspective.
We now have a precious opportunity to shift our focus from the superfluous to the meaningful, from the incidental to the universal, from the ephemeral to the everlasting.
It is time we took care of our mind and soul.
It is time we decided to be happy.
As the 2022 New Year begins, join me in deciding to refocus on the essential, to discard what is irrelevant and obsolete, to start afresh, to listen to your inner voice, to finally invest your time and your energy in what is truly important to you.
We have been reminded that there are things we cannot control. Let us remind ourselves that our life is our responsibility and that only we can decide how we want our life to be.
Yes, we can choose to be happy. We can choose to focus on what brings us joy. We can choose to be more loving and more patient with ourselves and others. We can choose to replace fear with trust. We can choose to look at our life, at our gifts, at our contribution to society, at our individual and common journey, differently.
And right now, we have the chance to change course, to take our power back.
It might be the best chance we will ever get.
Let us decide to seize this opportunity.
Let us decide to honour our potential.
Let us decide to give ourselves the love and respect we deserve.
Let us make happiness our number one priority.
It does not cost anything to do so.
Yet this decision could prove to be lifesaving.
The pandemic has taught us that life is precious. In the light of our recent experience, prioritizing outward success over self-love or recognition over inner joy suddenly seems rather foolish and hollow. When we realise how fragile we are, we stop postponing happiness for an elusive tomorrow.
Let us make a commitment at the beginning of this new year to live life to the fullest. To follow our dreams and do everything in our power to achieve them. To be true to who we know we can be.
Let us replace those half-hearted, copy pasted, new year resolutions we used to make, with a simple – loving promise to ourselves.
Living the life of your dreams is possible. And only you can turn your dream into reality.
Making the world a better place is possible too.
And the change, of course, starts with you.
This year, I urge you to opt for a new type of resolution.
A resolution that will profoundly change your life.
A resolution that, if embraced by many, can truly change the story of humanity.
A simple, yet deeply transformative resolution that will require all your focus and energy.
The resolution to do everything in your power to be the happiest you can be:
“I promise myself to be happy.”
“This year I will remind myself every day that I deserve to be happy and that everyone around me deserves to be happy too. This year, I will devote my energy to being the happiest I can be.”
Yes, you deserve to be happy.
We all do.
In fact, being happy is not just our right, it is our duty.
Because by being happy we honour the gift we have received from life and make our best contribution to humanity.
Honour this resolution and let it transform you.
If you are happy the world will be happier too.
We can inspire and support each other to bring a profound transformation to the way in which we see our lives and our legacy.
Happiness and joy are highly contagious! Together, we can start a new “pandemic” of happiness…a new era – of shared fulfilment, celebration, and solidarity.
If we all decided to do everything in our power to be truly happy, this would, undoubtedly, mark a turning point for humanity.
I want to believe that we are ready. That the world is ready for change. Do you agree?
Let us make 2022 the year when we took our power back. The year when we fundamentally changed our relationship with ourselves and with life.
Let us make 2022 the year when we opened a new, uplifting chapter in the wondrous story of humanity.
12 commitments to support your “New era” resolution to be Happy.
Thank you for making happiness your priority. When you decide to be happy, you inspire all of us. Your happiness contributes to the happiness of humanity.
Here are 12 powerful commitments to help you keep your promise by choosing to look at yourself and your life differently.
1. I honour my uniqueness. I commit to being proud of who I am.
I cherish my individuality. Only I can be me. I commit to being the best I can be!
2. I honour my abundance. I commit to cultivating a feeling of gratitude for the gifts bestowed on me.
I feel lucky and privileged to be alive. I fully partake of life’s richness and beauty.
3. I honour my intelligence. I commit to expressing the best in me.
I honour my ability to learn and expand, to communicate with others and to share my knowledge. I feel privileged for being a highly intelligent being.
4. I honour my sensitivity. I commit to listening to my inner voice.
I nurture my inner child and I treat myself with the affection and attention I deserve and expect. Being sensitive and vulnerable is beautifully human.
5. I honour my creativity and my power. I commit to trusting myself and my abilities.
I confidently express who I am. I cultivate benevolence and I share my gifts with the world, generously.
6. I honour my kindness and my capacity to serve others. I commit to replacing judgement with compassion.
I choose unity over discrimination and division. I choose to be kind to myself and others. I see my work as a form of service to the larger community.
7. I honour my beauty and learn to love myself deeply and unconditionally. I commit to treating others as I want to be treated.
I cherish my relationships. I see myself in everyone and see everyone as me. I always strive for balance and harmony.
8. I honour my strength. I commit to living life with passion, without fear.
I accept that life and death are part of the universal rhythm of existence. I respect and acknowledge suffering in myself and others. I try my best to distil negativity into positivity.
9. I honour my dreams. I commit to following my vision and fulfilling my highest potential.
I cultivate optimism and positivity. I am a source of inspiration for those around me. I see life as a wonderful journey.
10. I honour my duty. I commit to respecting myself and others.
I take responsibility. I cultivate patience and resilience. I am proud of my achievements and of my legacy.
11. I honour my contribution to society. I commit to sharing my unique gifts with the world and I reach out to the larger community called humanity.
I believe in solidarity and cooperation, and I know that together we can go faster, aim higher and feel stronger.
12. I honour the universal in me and the oneness in all there is. I commit to trusting life, my own journey, and the destiny of humanity.
I feel at one with the universe. I learn to be blissfully happy.
Follow through on these 12 Commitments and keep your promise to be happy.
Embrace them to transform your life, honour your unique potential, make the world a better place, and help define a new era for humanity.
Remember to be kind and patient with yourself. There will be days when you forget about your promise, when keeping your commitments feels too difficult. There will be times when your resolve waivers, and you might feel that you have failed. You haven’t. Doubts and moments of weakness are all part of the journey. And giving up is not an option.
No one should ever give up on being happy.
Acknowledge everything you’ve done. Remind yourself, gently, of the promise you have made and why you’ve made it. Smile and move on.
Trust that you are doing your best.
You have promised yourself to be happy. You know that happiness is your right – your duty – and your most beautiful gift to humanity.
Feel free to adapt the commitments suggested here.
You can also decide to focus on those commitments that better resonate with you currently.
Listen to your intuition – do whatever feels right. These must be your commitments, to mark a new beginning in your life, and to help you keep your promise to be happy.
Do get in touch – feel free to share insights or make suggestions. I would love to hear from you and to know how you’re doing!
Finally, I want to thank you one more time, from the bottom of my heart, for deciding to be happy.
Thank you for choosing to see your life and your contribution in a different light.
Thank you for committing to being the best you can be.
It is a wonderful gift you are giving yourself and all of us, as humanity.
Can you imagine what would happen if we all decided to be happy?
If we committed to honouring our uniqueness, replaced judgement with compassion and learnt to love ourselves and others unconditionally?
The more we believe in this possibility, the sooner it will become our reality.
I know that you will have a wonderful 2022. Because you have decided to!
With you and me, with all of us making this promise, a new era is dawning for humanity.
May it reflect the very best in us. May it help us create a worthy legacy!
Individually, we can choose love over hatred, forgiveness over judgement, solidarity over discrimination.
And when you and I choose to be happy, together, we will change our common story.
There has never been a better time to write a new chapter.
Here is to auspicious beginnings for you, for us, and for humanity!
Silvana Avram
Silvana Avram, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Silvana Avram is a successful, Inspirational Life Coach, philosopher, author, teacher, and founder of Life Coaching with Silvana – whose mission is to empower us to embrace our uniqueness, fall in love with life, fulfil our potential and create a beautiful legacy.
Fascinated from a young age by the mystery of life and our place in the universe, Silvana has been on a quest to find her own answers to the big existential questions facing humanity. Now an acclaimed Coach and Author, she draws on her extensive study of Philosophy, Psychology, Meditation, Holistic Healing, and Spirituality to create a uniquely inspirational and empowering style of Coaching – also reflected in her Book “Being You and Loving You” in which she guides us through an unforgettable, transformative journey of self-discovery and self-love.
Convinced that we can overcome the prevalent paradigms of fear and division, Silvana has recently focussed her attention on developing a radically innovative approach, outlined in her upcoming book, “Living in Eternity” – and which has earned her an unexpected nickname: “Miss Eternity”! She argues passionately that, rather than chasing goal after goal and living for tomorrow, we should, instead, live every day, every moment, with the joy, awe, and serenity we experience when we see our lives from the perspective of Eternity. When we choose to live in Eternity, everything falls into place, everything we do takes on a different meaning, and we become aware that, as humanity, we are, in fact, constantly creating our common legacy.
Silvana’s ambition: to inspire us to write a better story for ourselves – and for humanity – in Eternity!
