What is the desire of your heart? To become physically in better shape? To find inner peace in a world that seems like it is always in crisis? To lose weight and fit into your clothes? To eat healthier, bringing you more energy for life? To become more spiritually centered with yourself and God? George Shinn said, “Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown.” Through the next 40 days, you may feel you are moving from the known to the unknown. You might be, but that can be exciting and fun. Over the last thirty years, my desire was to stop smoking, run a marathon, write a novel, lose 20 pounds and build a healthy, loving marriage. I would never have believed I could achieve such “unattainable” goals. But, I did! I then asked myself the question, “How was I able to reach these goals even though they had seemed so unattainable?” I discovered there were six principles that I had implemented in each situation. I have created a 40-day journal using these six themes. I believe implementing these principles will help as you strive to improve your life. Each day, this book will offer a devotional meditation, with a space for you to write down your reflections. At the end of each week, you can review how you did and your progress in accomplishing your goals.