23 Ideas for New Beginnings in 2023
New beginnings happen all of the time, not just at the start of a new year. These 23 prompts, rituals, and practices will inspire you to honor and celebrate the new beginnings in your life!
Find Inspiration in Quotes About New Beginnings
“Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be.”
— Marsha Petrie Sue
"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power."
— Alan Cohen
"Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point."
— Harold B. Melchart
"You can start anew at any given moment. Life is just the passage of time and it’s up to you to pass it as you please.”
— Charlotte Eriksson
What to do for new beginnings? Here are 12 ideas to try.
Journal or meditate on this prompt, “What do new beginnings mean to me?”
Reflect on where you’ve been. Do something to celebrate where you are today.
Refresh a small space. Dust, declutter, and appreciate what you have.
Open your palms up, energetically gather anything you’re ready to release, then shake your hands out, letting it all go.
Set Resolutions, Goals, and Intentions:
Resolutions. What do you resolve to do?
Goals. What do you want to accomplish?
Intentions. What do you want to anchor to?
Connect with your inner voice of intuition and ask, “What does this new beginning mean for me?” Listen, listen, listen to the wisdom you receive.
Choose a word or phrase for this year (or new beginning of another kind).
Make a vision or mood board for this new season.
Curate a playlist that has the vibes and energy you’re embracing.
Write a letter from your future self, on the other side of this new beginning.
Journal from your inner voice on this prompt, “What am I ready to release? What am I ready to receive?”
Delete old files on your computer – photos, documents, etc.
Your inner voice has answers you can't find anywhere else.
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Pick a signature scent for this new beginning: perfume, essential oils, incense, or room spray.
Do something for your mental wellness: start therapy, hire a coach, go to a concert, or dinner with friends, or buy a new outfit.
Choose a new practice or ritual to cultivate in this new beginning.
Clear out your closet: donate clothing that doesn’t fit or you never want to wear.
Create a mantra or affirmation for this new beginning. Place it where you’ll see it.
Honor this new beginning with a nutritious meal or celebratory indulgence.
Manifest your desires by connecting with your intuition and writing a list of what you’re calling into your life.
Establish boundaries that will support you in this new season.
Pull a tarot or oracle card — or go big with a year ahead spread.
Go somewhere new to celebrate this new beginning. Stay local or take a trip.
Choose a candle to signify this new beginning. Every time you light it, connect back to these ideas, prompts, rituals, and practices.
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Listen to Episode 141 — 23 Ideas for New Beginnings in 2023
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Welcome to celebrate cultivate a podcast about celebrating the good in life and cultivating more of what you want. I'm your host Kaileen Elise. My intention is to offer deep breaths and ideas for appreciating the magic in everyday life. I'm here to help you. Listen to your intuition, trust your inner wisdom, and act with inspiration. Let's get to it. Hello, hello, hello, this is episode 141. I'm your host, Caitlin Elise Soos. And I'm really excited about today's episode. It is March 23. And we are going through 23 ideas for new beginnings in 2023. I just could not resist the magical aligned numbers, they just get me so excited. And if you've been around this podcast for a while, in 2021, we shared five ideas for new beginnings in 2022. There were eight ideas for new beginnings. And in 2023, we've got a whole 23 of them. So I'm not sure where we'll go from here in the future. But that doesn't matter. I'm really just focused on what is sparking delight and enjoyment and coming up with this list of 23 ideas for you to explore and see what inspires. That's really what got me excited about this episode.
So the spring equinox was just a few days ago, if you're listening to this, in the relative timeframe that was on March 20. And we had a community call a spring equinox mini course call was live on Monday. And if you miss the live call, that's totally fine, you can still purchase the mini course for $22. And enjoy the replay on a time that works for you. You can welcome yourself to the spring season with new intentions and a guided meditation and an Oracle Card Reading. It was such a lovely experience to gather together with this little group. And I really hope that if you choose to if you feel inspired to purchase the mini course, it's exactly what you need to step into the energy of spring, you can sign up at kaileenelise.com. Or just click the link in today's show notes. And it'll take you right to where you need to sign up. Now that winter is officially over. And we are in the spring season, there is just a shift in energy that occurs the season is here. And really no matter what the weather is doing where you live, the energy of spring is available now to fully support you. This is an energy of new beginnings of fresh inspiration. And certainly the very first season full season in the new year. Right March is not necessarily the beginning of the year. Of course we know that but it is energetically the beginning of a whole lot on the astrological calendar. March is the beginning right Aries is the first zodiac and so we are heading out of Pisces season into Aries season very soon. And you're just going to feel these shifts and energy. No matter what's going on in your life, you will feel it. I know I've had a lot of conversations with clients and friends recently. And I certainly feel this to be true in my own life. There is a renewed sense of vitality right now that I did not feel coming out the gate at the beginning of January. So I really didn't do a whole lot of new year things at the beginning of the year, which I've shared on the podcast. And I'm feeling now like okay, this is the time this is the time for new beginnings. And so it's really fun and exciting to put together this list for you. It is full of props and rituals, practices and ideas to help you embrace new beginnings. You can flow through these day by day, you could bookmark this episode the show notes, you could save the link and come back to it for a birthday or some other new beginning in your life. So just use them as they support you and will flow through them. Before we do there is a quote by Marsha Petry Sue, that I wanted to share with you. She says every day is a new beginning. treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been and look at what can be. So these prompts are going to really help you do that and we're just going to dive into them together. Here we go. Number one, journal or meditate on the prompt What do New Beginnings mean? To me, of course, you know that I'm a huge fan of defining things for yourself using your intuition, your inner voice, and of course, your mind. So take a little beat just a moment to define what New Beginnings mean for you writing in your journal, or just muse on it in your own awareness. But come up with that definition for yourself. Number two, reflect on where you've been, do something to celebrate where you are today. So it's always helpful to look back and see how far you've come and really acknowledge where you are today. So often we put our attention on not being where we want to be, I am really experiencing this in one particular area of my life right now. And so I can very much resonate with this prompt. And instead of looking at like, oh gosh, why am I not there already? Look at where you are, and honor that and celebrate that. Number three, refresh a small space, dust, declutter and appreciate everything that you have in that space before you bring anything new into it. If you feel called. I did this recently with my closet. If you again have been here for a while you know that my closet is a bit of a sacred space for me. And lately, I've been buying new crystals and new clothing to bring into my closet. And before I embarked on that little shopping spree, I cleaned the whole space out, I took all of the clothes out. I mean, really just deep cleaned it with the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, like scrubbed all the scuffs out, vacuumed dusted, you named it I really clean thoroughly, it felt so good to do. Number four, open your palms upward to the sky and energetically gather anything that you're ready to release. And then just let that kind of pour into your hands. If you've done a meditation with me before, you might be familiar with this practice. So just let all that gather into your hands. Without making a whole big effort like you don't have to go searching for the stuff that's ready to release. Just let it energetically pool into the palms of your hands. And then shake your hands out letting it all go, using some good powerful exhales as you're shaking your hands. And just really letting that energy letting anything that you're ready to release, let it go as you're shaking those hands out. That is a super powerful practice. It's something you can do anytime, almost anywhere. And it can be really helpful in clearing out some energy that you're ready to let go of. Number five is multifaceted. But it's just that resolutions to set goals to set intentions. So whatever you feel called to and aligned with set those things for yourself. When I look at resolutions, i The question I always think about is what are you resolving to do with goals? It's more about what do you want to accomplish? And with intentions it is what do you want to anchor to a word and energy of vibe. So they're all a little different? Or they're all a little same? And a new beginning can be a great time to set resolutions, set goals and set intentions. Maybe you do all of them. Maybe you just do one. Number six, one of my favorite things to do. Connect with your inner voice of intuition and ask, what does this new beginning mean for me? And then exhale, exhale, exhale, listen, listen, listen to the wisdom that comes through for you. Asking what things mean? Or how can you support yourself? In this new beginning? Those kinds of questions can be so useful. And if what you receive from your intuition doesn't quite land, you don't totally understand how to interpret that. Then feel free to ask follow up questions. What do you mean and our voice? How can I do that? You know, just clarify and ask any questions that you need to really understand the wisdom that's coming through. Number seven, choose a word or phrase for the year for the new beginning for the season or time that you're in. I didn't specifically choose a word for 2023 when the year began, but at this point, I still am not like super, like, I have a word of the year, focus this year. But if I had to name one, I would say sparkle Sparkle is my word of the year because I really just am feeling this energy to sparkle and shine in everything that I am doing that I am to really just embrace the fullness of me and to let that radiate without any effort, you know, right not trying to sparkle not trying to shine, but just really be sparkly and shiny. Just like my crystals that I'm looking at right now, like they don't have to do anything special, they just capture the light and reflect what bounces off of them. Number eight, make a vision or mood board for this new season. I love love love to do that, in my membership, the season sessions each season, we have a call that we do as a group, to just inspire the idea of creating a new vision board, you definitely don't have to do one for each season or each year. But a new beginning is a great time to refresh or make a new vision or mood board. Number nine, curate a playlist that has the vibes and the energy that you're embracing in this new season. So it's super fun to make playlists, I love it. And when you are making one with that kind of intention, it can just be so good to come back to when you need a boost, or you need to anchor into that mood or energy that you're wanting for this new beginning. Number 10. Write a letter from your future self on the other side of this new beginning. So if it's a new era in work, or if it's the welcoming of a new family member, or if it's just the New Year, write a letter from your future self at kind of a conclusion point of that new beginning. And what does that future self have to say to you now, tuning into that energy and getting some advice and insight from your future self can be really powerful practice. It doesn't take a ton of time just set yourself up with your journal. Take a few cleansing breaths, maybe light a candle and let yourself write it's a beautiful practice. Number 11. Journal from your inner voice on this prompt, what am I ready to release? What am I ready to receive. If you're doing 21 days to intuition, this prompt might be familiar because it is one of my favorites. But in the spirit of the new beginning, it's a great time to release and receive so really tune inward from your inner voice and see what it has to share with you on releasing and receiving. Number 12. Delete old files on your computer or your phone or even paper documents like go ahead and go through a little shredding spree. And just release and let go of and delete things that you no longer need anymore that like purging. Getting rid of energy can be amazing when you are embracing a new beginning.
Number 13. Pick a scent, a signature scent for this new beginnings a perfume or an essential oil, maybe incense or a room spray. Just get yourself something or pull something out of what you already have and put it front and center for this new beginning. And this is a really fun thing to do. Because someday down in the future when you smell that scent, it will remind you of this new beginning. Number 14. Do something to support and honor your mental wellness as you embark in this new beginning. So begin therapy or revisit therapy, hire a coach like someone like me and start a package or membership like join this season sessions to embrace this new beginning or go to a concert live music can be so fulfilling and healing. Maybe you go to dinner with friends somewhere that you've wanted to go or just buy yourself a new outfit like do whatever your mind and your heart and your spirit need and are calling you to in this new beginning. Number 15. Choose a practice or ritual that you want to cultivate in this new beginning. So that could be signing up for 21 days to intuition and really marking the beginning of this new beginning is I'm going to really cultivate a relationship with my intuition. Maybe you want to make the practice of going to bed every night a little bit more enjoyable. So adding an evening ritual or a morning ritual so adding something in that is going to help embrace the spirit of new beginnings and lift you up through this process in this journey. Number 16 Clear out your closet. So not like literally cleaning your closet like I mentioned earlier but clearing out the clothes and the shoes and the bags and the accessories that are no longer sparking joy. Donate the clothing that doesn't fit or that you never want to wear and make space for what's to come. So look at your closet and your clothing and your shoes and all of it and examine it in the lens of this new beginning is this person, this era, whatever that you're stepping into, is what you're looking at your closet representative of that. And if not, do a little shuffle, you know, donate some things, share things with friends, and take yourself shopping, hire a stylist, I've told you all here on the podcast that I love working with my stylist. I've been working with her for about a year now. And that shopping experience has totally changed how I feel about style and fashion and getting dressed. I mean, it has like, really opened me up to so much joy. And I'm so thankful that I trusted my intuition and took the leap to do something that felt like it felt very extraordinary to hire a stylist as like an everyday person, you know, I'm not on a TV show or anything like Who do I who am I to hire a stylist, that's what my mind used to think. And now I believe it is just another way to support myself and really find joy in the life that I have. Number 17 is create a mantra or affirmation for this new beginning, write it out and place it where you'll see it. Some people you know, don't love affirmations or mantras, and some people just find them to be so useful and supportive, and you'll know what kind of person you are. And maybe it's the season of life you're in. I have not had affirmations posted in my life for a long time. I definitely use them a lot during my pregnancies and my birthing preparedness and all of that. And sometimes when you use a practice, in those very special significant times in life, you don't want to use them later, like after, just as like, Okay, that was for birth, I don't need to do that anymore. But it has been now my youngest is a year and a half, I kind of feel like now would be a good time to put a few affirmations up on my mirror or to just anchor in some new beliefs and some new energies that I am embracing. So see what works for you and how it feels. But if you haven't done that in a while, it could be really good and supportive. And of course, use your intuition to come up with the affirmation to guide you on where you should put it, how you should interact with it. Like trust yourself, you don't need other people to tell you that affirmations are good or bad or how to do them like you know what to do, that's going to work for you. Number 18. Honor this new beginning with a nutritious meal or a celebratory indulgence. So food can be such a celebration thing. But it can also be a big trigger for some. So whatever you do with this idea, you can really like embrace the greens and veggies and the green juice or whatever it is, or you could be like I am going to have lavender ice cream and sit outside and just take one bite at a time and really savor it and enjoy that experience. But having like a little treat or a really nourishing meal can signify a new beginning for sure. Just think about like what birthday cakes are right like you have a birthday cake at your birthday, you blow out the candles, that is a very big ritual for a new beginning. So take inspiration from that, but make it your own for this new beginning. Number 19. manifest your desires by connecting with your intuition and then writing a list of what you're calling into your life in this new beginning. So many people talk about manifesting these days and goodness gracious, I love it so much we are manifesting constantly. That is just one of the things that happens in this reality. But there's a million ways to do it. And what is right and what is wrong for you is only you will know that. But when you are able to connect with your intuition and manifest from that inner wisdom is going to change the way that you manifest. So a really simple, easy way to get started with that is to do this practice. manifest your desires by first connecting with your intuition and really listening to your inner wisdom. And then writing a list of what you're calling into your life. It could be items, but it could be energies or experiences or people or opportunities. And just write until your intuition finds a completion point and then release that list or do whatever you're in Your voice is guiding you to do with it and just see what happens. Just a few more to go, we are on number 20 establish boundaries that would support you. In this new season. boundaries can be a hot topic and so, so beautiful and so, so useful. The way I look at boundaries, they are some need to help support you not necessarily keep other people out or away from you. And so as you're exploring this prompt, think about and ask your intuition about what boundaries would help you through this new season. And I was also thinking about boundaries is like temporary bumpers or guardrails, they are not necessarily meant to be permanent. But they can help support you through a transition or in a new beginning. Number 21, pull a taro or Oracle Card for this new beginning. Or you can go big and pull a whole year ahead spread. I recently did this. And it was a very amazing like high vibe experience. I pulled one card for every single week of this coming year. And it was just like it was so so fun. But I haven't really referenced that list of like, what each card is for each week. Since I did that it was I'm thinking about it more as like that was the experience that can help set the tone for the year. But I don't have to like have a tight grip on what each week's card was, if that makes sense. So again, you get to do this in a way that supports you that feels good. And pulling a single card or pulling a collection of cards during a new beginning is such a lovely thing to do. Number 20 to go somewhere new to celebrate this new beginning, you can stay local and just go to a new coffee shop for 30 minutes and have one americano or you could plan a huge trip that's going to mark this new beginning. When I look back at the last 15 years, some of the huge trips that my husband and I took before we had kids are such a marker of new beginnings in our lives together. And also I'm not really in that season of life right now. So going to a new boutiques that I've never shopped at can signify a new beginning, or again, like a new coffee shop or even going back to someplace that you love. And using that little visit or a big trip as a celebratory honoring of that new beginning is just something that can be so fun to do.
Number 23 Choose a candle to signify this new beginning. And every time you light it come back to the ideas, prompts and practices and rituals that we just flew through. So any of these that really stood out the you're bracing that you're going to do, you can also have a candle that you light, daily or weekly or just whenever the mood strikes you. And as you light it, you are kind of tapping into the energies of this new beginning. Whew, okay, so that is all 23 ideas for new beginnings in 2023. Of course, if you're listening to this 10 years from now, or three weeks from now, it doesn't matter, right the time you can use these new ideas any time and like I said before, you can do them now. But you could also come back to some of them around a birthday or a significant event in your career or in your family. Anytime that you just really need to have a fresh start or a new beginning or that is happening in your life, even if you don't need it. It can just be really good to honor and celebrate and set intentions and be mindful and soulful about how you are flowing into that new beginning. And if you want to support yourself with a little extra, through this new beginning and through this spring season, there's four lovely ways to do that here with me in this community. The first one is 21 days to intuition that is my free course with prompts to help you hear your inner wisdom on the daily. It is such a profound experience to tune into your intuition every day for three weeks and so many people that is like the goal, they can tune into their intuition for big moments, or they'll be struck by download from their inner voice. But having that daily simple, small practice of using intuition for little things, is something that lots of people want. So that's why I created 21 days to intuition because so many people had asked me like how do you do that? And I put together three weeks of prompts to guide you through that process. And when you finish, you have this practice that you can now move into your everyday life. So sign up for that, at kaileenelise.com. And if you're listening again, somewhat live to when this airs, we are doing this as a community going through each of the prompts over on Instagram. And I'm @kaileenelise, if you are wanting to have a bit of time to get the answers that you really want to know from within your inner voice, the gift of intuition is a 60 minute session. That is a blend of guided meditation, emotional release and intuitive inquiry. It's perfect for new clients who have never worked with me one on one who want to see what my style is and get access to that inner voice with a guided help. Or if you're a returning client who is just like, Okay, I'm doing this, but I could use a support. That is what the gift of intuition is for. So again, you can sign up for that over at kaileenelise.com. I have a few openings right now for the spring season. And speaking of the spring season, the season sessions is my year long membership that has community and coaching and journal prompts and guided meditations and so much support. And we are enrolling for the spring season right now. So if you've been wanting to join or if you've never heard of it before, but it's kind of peeking your interest and your intuition is nudging you to check it out. You can explore more at kaileenelise.com and sign up to join us or of course if you have questions you can email me or DM me, I'm at Catalina lease and my email address is hello@kaileenelise. So lots of easy ways to get in touch. But the season sessions is what one of my recent clients just shared a one of the biggest life changing things that she's done for herself in the hardest year of her life. So when she was signing up for the season sessions a year ago, she had really no idea how difficult the year ahead was going to be. But her inner voice knew her intuition knew and she felt aligned and guided to work with me in this way. And she embarked on I mean honestly one of the most difficult times that anybody can go through and she's coming out the other side with this huge connection to herself and her inner wisdom and whole collection of practices that she can go to to support herself. And unlike traditional coaching that we've all done, myself included, the season sessions, gift of intuition, all of this that I'm sharing with you, the answers come from you. That is the most powerful part about it. I am not telling you what I think you should do, you are telling yourself your inner voice is telling you what is in the best and highest alignment for you and that is life changing. Of course I already mentioned the spring equinox mini course if you want to join that and get the replay. Go over to Kaelin release.com That's just $22 it is a short video guided meditation journal prompts really just a beautiful way to connect within and set intentions for the spring season. Okay, my friend, that is all for now here is what I want you to know. You are doing so well. You are guided on the path to your desires. So Stay curious. Watch for magic. Keep listening to your intuition. Play with trusting that beautiful wisdom you receive. And when you act let inspiration flow through you even in the smallest ways. Thank you so much for listening. Visit kaileenelise.com for links and notes from today's episode. Connect with me on Instagram, I’m @kaileenelise. Please share this pod with anyone who could use a little extra magic in their everyday life. Stay tuned for the next episode. I'll talk to you then.
