35 tips for starting off the new year to simplify your life and create a happier new you.

1. Clean out your closets. Give away, throw away or donate any old clothes, shoes, or items that you haven’t used in the past 6 months.
2. Give up caffeine.  Caffeine clouds the mind and increases stress levels in the body.  Make a new habit to choose caffeine free drinks and foods.
3. Unplug. Information overload causes stress. Take a break from technology. Turn off your computer, cell phone, beeper etc.
4. Walk in nature. Reconnect with the natural rhythms of life. Listen to the heartbeat of trees, flowers, and outdoor life.
5. Say no. Learn to set boundaries that are healthy for you. Educate and empower your friends and family about your needs.
6. Develop your intuition. Give up confusion, indecision and and the feeling of being overwhelmed.  Practice following your inner guidance to be shown where to go, when to go, what to do and with whom to do it.
7. No drive day. Give yourself a break from being behind the wheel.Walk, bicycle, carpool or take public transit.
8. Listen. Stop talking.  Pay attention to what other people are feeling, saying, and doing.  Give your attention freely.
9. Sleep. Prioritize a full night’s rest.  Respect your body’s desires for rest. Go to sleep early and wake up late when as you need to.  Some days you need more sleep than others,.
10. Declutter your office. Throw away old papers, files and materials you no longer need.
11. Realize you are enough. Your existence makes it so.  You are needed, loved and cared for simply for being you.
12. Let go of perfection. Who you are is imperfectly perfect. It’s by design.  After all, you’re human.
13. Play with pets. Connect with the unconditional love that animals offer.  Learn to Love with the same abandon.
14. Go with the flow. Give up resisting ance to what is.  Allow mental imposing to take a backseat to the movement of life.
15. Eat greens.  Choose foods that help you to feel vibrant, alive and healthy.
16. Gaze at stars. Remember you are just a spec in this infinite and gorgeous Universe.  Put your life in perspective.
17. Create art. Sketch, draw or paint your feelings.  Artistic expression is a powerful tool for healing.
18. Collaborate. Work as a team towards what you dream and desire.  Let go of competition and invite collaboration.
19. Practice gratitude. Alchemize any situation with a grateful approach.
20. Go on a media diet.  Be selective about the TV, news and programming you read and watch.  Choose to view media sources that educate, inform and improve your quality of life.
21. Be bold. Try a new sport, make a new friend, visit a new country, speak your mind, quit a job, start a company.  Do what you feel called to do even if your timid self shrieks at the possibility.  Go forth boldly.
22. Take a relationship inventory. Let go of relationships that drain, sabotage or squelch your greatest self. Create friendships that uplift, accept and love you unconditionally.
23. Channel your anger. Get to know your emotions.  Choose new responses to old triggers.  Don’t get mad or even.  Become inventive; channel your anger into pillow fights, expressive music and yoga practice.
24. Follow your heart. Let your mind take a backseat to the wisdom of your heart.  Follow inspirations, feelings and callings.
25. Inspire yourself. Design a life that causes you to feel more alive each day you live it.
26. Discover your own path. Let go of thinking there is a right or wrong way to live your life. Live your life uniquely.
27. Give a helping hand.  Offer support to friends, family or strangers to receive what they in need.
28. Hug. Embrace another human every day.  Heart-to-heart hugs are the best.
29. Laugh daily. Experience the humor of life.  Belly laugh, guffaw and snort.  Tell jokes, watch funny movies, read comics.
30. Eat naturally. Eat fruits, vegetables and foods that grow from the earth.  Eliminate processed foods and the toxins that accompany them from your diet.
31. Learn to meditate.  Develop the ability to focus your mind for peace, clarity and understanding.
32. Take it slow. Free yourself from fast food thinking. Develop patience and respect for time.
33. Run up hills.  Get your heart pumping with cardiovascular exercise. Choose your sport.
34. Breathe! Improve your day-to-day and long term vitality by breathing properly.  Learn to breathe for stress relief.
35. Embrace life’s challenges. Treasure the unknown, trust change and accept adversity. Learn how to see life’s twists and turns as a part of your healthy growth.