What do you want to accomplish in 2014 using both magical and mundane means?
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I'm going to go with a few other simple things instead. Namely:
1) To save a set amount of money a month.
2) To become a better performer.
3) To continue to improve my physical health.
4) To complete a writing project.
How are you going to accomplish these large goals in your daily life?
I'm lucky in that my goals are not particularly giant. Financially, once I'm back at work it will be a matter of just putting the money into savings and then not touching it.
In terms of performing, my plan is to look for venues besides the Taboo Revue to pitch to. Tarantino Burlesque is scheduled to have a second run in April, and I'm booked to do Cabaret du Passe in February. As much as I love the Taboo, I've been doing it a few years now and so I am generally comfortable with it. Pushing myself outside that comfort zone encourages me to be harder on myself. I'm also going to take some classes once I'm back at work - this dovetails with the physical fitness goal.
I go back to work next week. This will be the real test of a fitness routine, as there are no more leisurely mornings where you wind up running at noon. My first running partner has been MIA for ages, and my sister will be swamped with burlesque when she's not working. Both of my running buddies are NOT morning people, either, which means running together would have to happen after work. If I want to maintain a regular routine, which I do, I simply cannot create one based on their schedules. So. Currently, the plan is this: on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I will wake up early and go running alone. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I will wake up early and stay in to do core, weights, and yoga (time permitting). Ten minute sitting meditation can occur after this. The weekends are then left open to run with either my sister of my friend if they like, and if not I'll go on my own on the day of my choosing.
As for writing... After some stop-and-starts, I have picked the story I intend to work on. The goal is to simply set aside one hour a day to work on it. That's it. One hour should be doable - it is literally just a few more minutes longer than an episode of Hoarders for god's sake.
What magical acts (rituals, spellwork, whatever it is you do) can you do to help you accomplish this goal?
Finances don't need a money-come-to-me kick; I need to get my ass some Money-Stay-With-Me oil. The emphasis will be on keeping what I earn. Anything extra that comes my way can then be invested wisely. And hopefully there will be little bits of extra since...
...for dance, I have a working planned already with the long-term design to bring more opportunity. Which reminds me that I need to talk to my sister about promotional stuff.
Health wise, I am considering trying out a form of pop culture aspecting - I seem to remember playing with the idea when I was much younger and out in the clubs (well. the club, singular) and it working pretty well as a motivator. It'll just be a different focus, using different ideals. Considering my undying love of superheroes, I'll probably use a kickass female figure. She-Hulk, maybe. Being built like She-Hulk would be sort of awesome.
I'm also planning to talk to some friends - SweetPea and Lola, maybe Vexy - about what their health routines are like because they are in fucking amazing shape. I know Lola and Vexy are huge hippies, so they can probably offer me some great advice regarding yoga, cleansing, and all of that. SweetPea can tell me how to bust my own ass. While this doesn't count as ritual, these conversations will help me better formulate a mind-body-spirit plan of attack.
Writing. The act itself is already so... arty-farty mystical that I have never found magic to be particularly helpful in the process. So on that one I have no real ideas aside from setting up a pinboard or something of shit that will serve as visual cues and inspiration.
Part two of this prompt coming later.
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