💭 What I’m thinking feeling

Lately, I’ve been feeling lost.

And the map I’ve been turning to is an old one. It’s outdated. The roads it shows feel like dead ends. It’s not guiding me to new places, it just feels like I’m in a roundabout that never ends.

Does anyone else ever feel this way?

What’s weird is that I also felt this way at the beginning of last August… I think something about the reality of the end of the year makes me take a step back and think… holy s**t. What am I doing? What have I done? What am I going to do? All with a sprinkle of was or is it enough?

I think I start to feel lost when I don’t have a goal I’m working towards. Feeling this way and knowing that crave accountability in my goals, my man and I started talking about our next dream we wanted to accomplish.

At first, I felt mad at myself that my goals were kinda mundane. They’re financial, which feels a little boring to me. I want big dreams that make me feel like this emoji 🤩. Money hasn’t always made me feel that way. But hey, it’s a goal and I need one right now.

With this goal in mind, I started to build out a map. For me, a map looks like this:

* A sticky note on my mirror reminding me of the goal and how accomplishing it will make me feel

* Journaling daily and reminding myself of the goal

* Meditating for 5 minutes daily and visualizing myself when the goal happens

* Setting up processes to help automate my finances

None of this is new, nor is it rocket science. It’s visualization and manifestation. It’s goal setting. And while maybe it isn’t the sexiest goal, I feel a little less lost and a little more like I’ve found a map.

🤔 A question for you

What do you do when you’re feeling lost? How do you find or create a map for yourself?

Just reply to this email, I could use the tips. 😉

💖 Something a lil fun

I recently started playing with widgets on my home screen. I even added a Pinterest widget that shows images from my Pinterest board, manifesting my future home.

Every hour or so, it shows a new picture that I’ve pinned as a reminder of what I want my home to look and feel like. It apparently has lots of tile, but still feels modern, and has lots of natural light. Oh, and bougainvillea. 🌸 Just manifesting over here, don’t mind me.

I’m curious if anyone else uses widgets and if there are any others you find useful. 👀

🎵 A song for you

Speaking of nostalgia… a lil Fleetwood Mac cover for ya.

And here’s the playlist.

Now get lost,

Zoë

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