My Nine

What’s important in your life?

I like to ask myself questions to focus on my life’s direction and to help me understand within a broad view and a closer look.

To do this I have created what I call My Nine.

I choose three related questions.

In asking the questions, I brainstorm a bit and come to three words for each question which answer the query.

I take the nine words lining them up by the questions.

First response trio on the top line, second in the middle, and third on the bottom.

I use My Nine to help me focus on whatever is on my mind or needs to be accomplished.

Here’s how I got to My Nine.

Question #1: What are my three gotta-bes in life?

First, I thought of the three elements I must be in my life. Which in a sense, is also a list of gotta-dos.

For me, these three are how I live my life.

In a way this was difficult because there are many possibilities which resonate.

I narrowed my list by choosing the three I couldn’t, in the moment, live without.

Question #2: What gets me to my three gotta-bes?

Again, a bit of doing is involved, but the focus is on being. For me these three are how I live my life.

Question #3: What are my three non-negotiable gotta-haves?

Last, I focus on what I want in my life and won’t negotiate or deny or ignore.

These provide the foundation to the other six and are like bedrock to my soul.

Again, many choices appeared.

I focused on what I know I can’t live without.

Then I stack them up, write them on a card I hang by my computer where I can see them as I work.

What are your nine?

Give it a go!

This article is part of the articles I have written on the personal aspects of growth through spiritual practice. To read more like this, check out What is Spiritual Practice?

Cheryl Marlene

Cheryl Marlene, Akashic Mystic, is unafraid of the tough, the raw, and the real aspects of doing deep work. She is the world’s authority on the Akashic Records and consults in the Akashic Records with clients around the world through readings, research, and executive programs. Student learn to access the Akashic Records through ZENITH, her comprehensive four-level learning program, and her signature classic, The Akashic Records Masterclass. In the field of consciousness, she is known as a futurist, innovator, and master teacher who delivers life-changing lessons with warmth and humor. Her powerful exploration is cutting edge -- providing you with deep insight today to ignite your vision for tomorrow.

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