“Mantras are seen by the eyes of the soul rather than heard by the ears.” –Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!
Welcome 2025! It is a new year, full of promise, opportunity, blank slates, and potential. Because I know all too well how easy it is to get caught right back up in the hustle and bustle of returning to school/work/real life after the holidays, I am dedicating a post to ONE WORD that will guide your year. My hope is that this blog post can slow you down and inspire you to intentionally take a moment and think about your New Year’s goals. In the past, I have written in detail about goal setting and how to create lengthy New Years Resolutions. This year, however, I want to focus on choosing one word to guide you in 2025. Let’s talk about mantras.
You know those images you sometimes see on social media with a bunch of random words close together? The caption says something like, “The first four words you see will guide you through the new year.” If you do not know what I am referring to, I will insert one below for you to experience the phenomenon:
You can look at this image and find all sorts of words as inspiration for a 2025 mantra. I see power, miracles, strength, connection, purpose, alignment, and on and on. Sometimes a word or phrase will really resonate with you…You will feel like it fits perfectly for where you are in life and what you are hoping to accomplish or become. Using a mantra or short saying can help realign you when you are feeling frazzled, it can guide your decisions, help you focus on what really is important to you, and even help you simplify your life when things start feeling overwhelming!
The power and benefits of having a mantra are innumerable! This is why I seriously want you to take a moment to consider where you are, where you are hoping to go, what you want to accomplish, and the type of person you wish to become. Jot down some words that come to mind that could be possible mantras for you. Do not limit yourself! Maybe you will even end up combining a couple! Just do the thought experiment; write down some options.
For example, I have chosen the mantra, “Do Less” for 2025. I am going to aim to not overcompensate when those around me are undercompensating. I will not pick up added responsibilities when others do not fulfill their duties. This little mantra is going to help me focus on the things that matter most to me, and will help me have healthier boundaries with myself and others. I am certain this will help guide me in necessary and useful ways throughout the year in ways I need. I am really looking forward to the challenge of putting this mantra into practice…and have even bought a shirt with this phrase on it!
I hope you will take the time to come up with a mantra or saying that works wonderfully for you. I would love to hear in the comments what you land upon. 🙂
Cheers to a beautiful new year full of promise and excitement!
Melissa Cluff is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in North Texas, providing face-to-face and telehealth therapy options to clients in Texas.
References:
- Cluff Counseling: “Bookending” Your Day With Morning and Evening Routines
- Cluff Counseling: NEW YEAR, CHANGED YOU
- Cluff Counseling: Making 2018 Your Year: Resolutions
- Cluff Counseling: Measuring Your Success
- Cluff Counseling: Put Yourself on Your Christmas List this Season
- Cluff Counseling: The Year of MORE
- Thought Co.: Quotes About the Importance of Words
- Yoga International: The Power of Mantra
