Audit & Ask: April
A monthly check-in ritual and inner inquiry meets goals all in one.
Every month I check in - in my body, on my to-do lists, my habits, and my goals. I audit the last month in moments and learnings and celebrations and then I make requests of myself for the month ahead. Writing it down matters. I invite you to try out the practice, creating consistencies in our day and our months has been a necessity for me right now.
Here is my Audit & Ask for the past month of March to April:
AUDIT
Take a moment to close your eyes and see all that was March. Meetings, moments, people, health, work, commitments, failures, feelings, celebrations and all the learnings.
In one word, how was March? ___________________________
INTENSE.
What are two learnings you experienced from March?
Being introduced to the life of kids in theater is a full on education. Running lines, theater practice here and then at a new stage in a different week as we get closer to dress rehearsals. I bow to the director and teacher running the show at my kids’ school!
I don’t know if you keep up with astrology but that eclipse portal rocked me. The last week of March specifically barreled in with some life updates and I will tell you what, I am glad I am focused on sleep and zero alcohol right now, okay? I learned that hindsight is on the way but I cannot rush it and trust is so key both in myself, my relationships and … well, the Universe.
What are two celebrations you can share from March?
My youngest turned three years old this past month and we celebrated her for days on days. She yelled, ‘best birthday ever!’ and that is something to celebrate. That she feels the joy that we are so happy she is here with us and chose us, one happy mama!
One Sunday this month, I took a sweet little roadtrip for a half day in Freeport, Maine to breathe and sauna on a horse farm tucked by the water. A woman looked at me in the circle and said, ‘I never did fun things when my kids were young’ and I felt that.
Thank you, March for letting the pendulum swing and reminding me that some months move like lightning.
ASK
In one word, give April a container? ___________________
Steady.
What do you want in April? Make a list. Write a snapshot.
If you knew how long I sat and stared off in space thinking about this. Too long. Way too long. I read something recently that said this: ‘if you’re not horny, you’re not healthy’. Of course, take it with a grain of salt but it did get me thinking about how we honor the seat of our own desire. As this question left me in a prolonged wondering and I didn’t have an immediate answer, have I been listening, making space for, honoring…? And by the way, you don’t have to be horny for sex and the like - what if you are horny for poetry, a hobby, a new book, …. For April, I want my kids and my husband to experience me in deep states of laughter. I am an over-thinker and when I do that, I frown. I want to have a laugh in April and let go of the grip a bit.
How do you want to feel in April?
I want to feel so deeply in choice.
What is one goal (or more) that you can commit to in support of your desires and feelings for April? Start with one goal, see how it goes.
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Your turn.