Introducing my new YouTube Channel

[Note: I'm transcribing the videos from my YouTube Channel and back dating them to when I posted the videos for those who prefer reading. If you prefer watching, visit my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@suzannesewell]

After writing my book Present Harmony: Connecting Past Memories and Future Dreams, I wanted to share ideas with videos. I didn't want to clutter my original YouTube channel with my Present Harmony posts so I chose to begin a new channel that you can find at www.youtube.com/@suzannesewell. It's ismportant to put the @ before my name in the url. It's YouTube's new(ish) way of having an easy url to remember.

Along with inspiration and instruction on living in present harmony, I will be hosting Revive Hour sessions where I encourage viewers to spend time with their memories and their dreams. We remember our memories better by reliving them and we take action towards our dreams by visualizing them.

To me, Present Harmony means having our memories connected to our dreams. Memories that make us happy; moments of awe; moments that are connected with people we love; and with things we love. We connect our best memories with our dreams, because we still want to chase dreams and improve our lives. In order for us to chase meaningful dreams, we need to know what we really love. By looking back at our past experiences we can see what we really want to embrace in the future and what we want to let go of. 

We look back with gratitude and even if they're memories that we don't love, we can be grateful for the lessons we learned. We can then let go of the unhappy memories and embrace the learning. 

Present harmony occurs when in the present we are grateful for our past memories; and in the present we are hopeful for our future dreams. The present is really where it all matters. We don't want to be stuck in the past or the future. We dream and take action today to make our dreams come true.

In the end, when our dreams come true, it will happen in the present. Our future will become our present. It's why I called my book Present Harmony - we look back and look forward while being present.

Introducing: Present Harmony

When I started my 60T🖤60 Project, I gave myself the goal to hold the book I was writing in my hands on my 60th birthday. My daughter then encouraged me to release some of the pressure by commiting to holding my first draft in my hands rather than what I felt was the perfectly finished book.

In 2019 when I started my Revive55 Project, I thought I might write a book about preserving memories, but what I realized was that I was as passionate about chasing dreams as about memories. I wondered whether to have two separate books. My tagline on my website and my newsletters was "chasing dreams...capturing memories". 

What I found was that in the present, we travel back in time to remember happy moments from the past and travel forward in time to plan future memories we’ll want to capture. Although the moments were in the past, the act of remembering happens in the present. Although we dream of the future, the act of dreaming happens now. The present is when and where the magic happens. When our future dreams become reality, they will happen in the present. Our future will become our present.

Present was my word of the year in 2022 and Harmony was my word of the year for 2023 and 2024. I loved putting them together for my book title. We find harmony in the present moment by looking back at our best moments in the past and dreaming of ideal moments in the future. This balancing of looking back and looking forward brings peace and harmony as we live our lives in a way that values our most meaningful dreams and memories. 

The chapters cover the following topics:

1. Knowing ourselves. Who we were; who we are and who we intend to be.
2. Understanding what and why we remember certain things and not others.
3. Envisioning our dreams and how to make them happen.
4. The power of serendipity, synchronicity, the law of attraction and manifestation.
5. The highlights and what I learned about memories during my Revive55 Project.
6. The importance of creating space and the struggle with letting go.
7. Reviving our most meaningful and treasured memories.
8. Connecting moments that weave together to become more meaningful.
9. Embracing technology as a mindset for memory keeping.
10. The importance of focusing on the present.
11. My focus during my 60T🖤60 Project.

I share my journey and what I have learned over the years of researching, teaching and writing about memories, chasing dreams and the importance of the present moment. My hope is that something will resonate with those who read it; and it will inspire them to balance past memories and future dreams to achieve present harmony.