Flow Radiance: My Journey Of Yearly Themes

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My Journey Of Yearly Themes

For the last seven years I have set a theme for each year. A guiding word by which I would set my visions and intentions for the year. I decided to look back over my themes for each year - how they impacted my year, the goals I achieved, how I lived my life, what I focused on and why. The resulting musings were much lengthier than expected, so I created this page to share my learnings and experiences and tell my story.

Light 2016

The beginning of my journey of self-discovery and awakening following a “dark night of the soul” experience in early 2015 that took me to rock bottom. Light felt very appropriate as a theme after the darkness I went through in 2015 and it felt like a soothing balm to my soul. I had begun the process of unravelling deeply ingrained core beliefs learned in my teens - the core belief that I was unlovable and the core belief that I was not enough (and constantly had to prove my worth through my achievements & external validation). I was on a journey to rediscover my authentic self. It was also the year I first discovered the practice of menstrual cycle awareness.

2016 Vision Board

Shakti 2017

Continuing on my journey of self-discovery, I felt called to connect with my divine feminine nature, to rediscover my feminine power and energy which I had ignored for many years. Shakti was the gateway through which I explored all these things. The Book Of She guided me during this year, and I also spent the year reclaiming my wholeness in the areas of authenticity, expectations, body love, pleasure, ritual, creativity, courage, power, purpose and abundance through Stratejoy’s Reclamation program. I embodied my theme Shakti through my dancing and aerial circus arts - culminating in an outdoor aerial hoop photoshoot which I conceptualised and manifest. I also embarked on my first solo vacation through SE Asia for 3 weeks - an amazing adventure that will live in my heart forever.

2017 Vision Board

Delight 2018

After a year of reconnecting with my feminine power and reclaiming wholeness, I wanted to revel in the newfound purpose I had discovered during the Reclamation program - which was (at that point in life) to "Delight in life’s journey through the expression of love, light and beauty”. It was this year I decided to sign up for yoga teacher training and started on my journey of music production. 2018 was a fun year, genuinely filled with delight and joy - despite the great disappointment and damage to my health that yoga teacher training turned out to be. It was also the year I started to make my health one of my main goals. The year culminated in an incredible Christmas spent in Bali - which happened to be the location of one of the photos on my vision board (I had no idea about this until I was physically there and recognised the place! Holy Manifestation!)

2018 Vision Board

Create 2019

Now 3.5 years into my self-development journey, I felt my focus shift from being mostly inward-focused healing and self-discovery, to feeling ready to create and step into my creative power - particularly as I had just entered my 40s. I wanted to express myself more boldly in the world. I released my first two tracks into the world as an independent artist/producer - with the book Big Magic being a huge catalyst for this. I also had goals around creating a healthier stronger body, career, friendships and home. Having somewhat failed to improve my health the previous year, I really started to take my health and nutrition more seriously as I was being plagued with more and more injuries and health issues.

2019 Vision Board

Phoenix 2020

I grew and mastered a lot in 2019, but this also lead me to start feeling a bit of unrest in the ways I’d been showing up in the world so far, and a growing awareness of a transformation and rebirth needing to take place - like a phoenix reborn in fire. Still fighting my growing health issues and constant injuries, with my body no longer youthful like my 20s & 30s, I was entering a new phase of womanhood and awareness and I wanted to go into my 40s thriving - not just surviving. I also felt a calling to give - to share my experience and wisdom, to nurture and help others, to find my voice, my offering and be of service. This lead to me sign up to train as a menstrual cycle coach - fully embracing a practice I had begun in 2016. My theme also appears to have jinxed the entire world which metaphorically went up in flames as we entered the Covid19 pandemic.

2020 Vision Board

Artemis 2021

This year I stepped fully into my feminine power, embodying the archetype goddess Artemis. Completing my training as a menstrual cycle coach - I found my voice, my courage & my offering to be of service to my sisters. I launched Flow Radiance officially, started coaching and found myself sharing my wisdom and knowledge in corporate + client workshops and live panels. I was speaking up and putting myself out there as a leader, despite the battles I still faced with self-doubt, fears and limiting beliefs. This shift into courageous action-taking was much inspired by the book Everything Is Figureoutable. I definitely pushed my edges this year - and was rewarded by huge amounts of growth - but this also took it's toll, with the pandemic still going. I felt the beginnings of burnout. During this year I also intensely pursued optimal health - I radically changed my nutrition in ways I never imagined I would have had the discipline to before - and was rewarded, finally, with huge improvements in my health (and the blood work to confirm). I felt more empowered to change my health for the better than I have ever felt before in my life.

2021 Vision Board

Joy 2022

And that brings us to 2022. I very intuitively chose my theme this year. Some years I spend quite a while deliberating but this year it came to me like a lightning bolt. The word "Joy" simply popped into my mind one evening with a clear ring of truth and knowing. This theme is a commitment in 2022 to prioritise joy in my life by nourishing my body, heart and soul. I choose to create joy because I am resourced by joy. When I am flourishing and thriving with joy, I am able to give from a place of wholeness and abundance. I can show up fully, serve as my most authentic self, shine my light into the world and simply radiate joy. It is kinda a throwback to my 2018 theme of Delight (which served me well that year) but with more depth, intention and wisdom behind it. I'm still in the process of creating my vision & goals for the coming year but my guiding ways of being that will accompany my theme are: vibrant, shakti, magnetic, playful and light.

2022 Visionboard

If you are interested in embarking on your own journey of self-discovery, learning to live in harmony with your menstrual cycle and connecting with your body and feminine energy, book a free discovery call with me! If you'd like to get in touch or connect on social media, check out my instagram @FlowRadiance where I’m sharing my experiences and all things relating to menstruality, embodied cyclical living and radical self care.