Is 2022 the year you have committed to making some spiritual changes in your life to benefit your mental, emotional, or physical wellbeing? Are you not sure how you are going to maintain the spiritual goals you’ve set for the rest of 2022, or are you still trying to set some goals but worried you’ve missed the proverbial boat? Let’s explore how to set and, most importantly, maintain your spiritual goals throughout this current year, so 2022 can bring a new and better spiritual you.

It’s Never too Late to Make a Change…

Many of us feel like the New Year brings a clean slate, and is, therefore, the best, and for some, the only time that positive lifestyle changes can be made. This isn’t true. While it is satisfying to adhere to the metaphor that a new year brings a new year, true and meaningful change can actually happen on any day, at any time, and at any point of the year; the power is in your hands. Even now, you can set powerful goals and intentions for the year to come.

Why Setting Spiritual Goals is Beneficial

Setting goals to improve and nurture your spiritual side can have huge and impactful life benefits. Enabling you to improve your mood, make healthier life decisions, and become more intuitive and connected to the world around you, spiritual self-improvement can revolutionize almost every aspect of your life.

How to Set Spiritual Goals that have True Meaning

Meaningful goals will always be well thought out and reflect the wants and needs you have at your current stage in life. When setting your spiritual goal, take some time to reflect; you could even do this while meditating. Think first of all about what spirituality means to you combined with the areas in your life you feel unfulfilled with. For example, if spirituality for you means being connected more closely to Mother Earth, think about areas of your life where you may not be living harmoniously with the planet. You might want to set goals surrounding environmental causes, reducing waste, purchasing items with intent, and so on.

Once you’ve highlighted the area in your life you want to improve upon, consider the spiritual practices that you enjoy that can help you achieve your goal. Meditation, for example, is great for reflecting and taking stock, while manifestation practices can be really helpful in nurturing and growing positive elements such as confidence and self-esteem. Journaling can be a great way to let off steam and even document your progress, and certain crystals can be helpful to guide, energize and sustain you.

Finally, ask yourself; is your goal achievable? It’s all well a good saying you want to travel the world, but can you feasibly do this? Instead, set the achievable goal to explore more, as this can be as simple as experimenting with a new walk home from work, walking down a street in your area you’ve always driven past but have never been down, or exploring local landmarks and beauty spots. As you can see, this goal is far more attainable and likely to encourage you to try for larger goals such as a trip abroad.

Maintaining your Spiritual Goals throughout 2022

Now you’ve set your goals for the future, the important thing is maintaining them. Many people start out with new goals with all the right intentions but find themselves burnt out after just a couple of months, so let’s explore how you can avoid making the same mistake.

1. Ensure Your Goal is Attainable
   As we mentioned earlier, make sure the goal you set for yourself is physically possible within the timespan you’ve intended and your unavoidable life circumstances, otherwise your goal may be doomed to fail no matter how earnest your intentions.
2. Don’t Be Afraid to Adjust your Goals
   Unless you have the world's first 100% accurate crystal ball, there’s no way to tell the future. Life is unpredictable, and you need to be willing to adjust your goals to account for this. You may have also set a goal that you thought was attainable, but is proving too much for you at present. It’s perfectly OK to alter your goals, and it’s important to remind yourself that this isn’t a sign of failure but actually emphasizes your commitment to achieving a meaningful goal.
3. Track Your Achievements
   This is where journaling can come into its element as keeping track of the achievements and the steps you take towards your goal can be not only a great motivator but keep you accountable and on target.
4. Reward Yourself!
   All work and no reward is a surefire way to become burnt out with your goal. This is why setting smaller goals that you can track and complete along the way is important as it gives you the chance to reward yourself. For example, if you’re looking to benefit from the power of crystals in 2022 when you achieve one of your set goals you might reward yourself with a crystal on your wishlist or a piece of crystal jewelry to up your spiritual game.
5. Share Your Goal
   The internet is a fantastic place, and you can use it to make sure you achieve your spiritual goals for 2022. Allowing you to connect with people just like you across the globe, the internet can be a great way to remain motivated and accountable. Join spiritual Facebook groups, follow spiritual blogs, join a Discord server, or even set one up yourself. Having a group of people around you that are all motivated to achieve and want to see you achieve too is one of the most powerful tools you can gain that will help you to reach your spiritual milestones.

No Time Like the Present

So, what are you waiting for? It’s time to get goal-setting. Remember, meaningful goals can be created at any time, so if you have the intentions and the drive, start thinking about how you can incorporate spiritual goals into your