New Years. I love the opportunity to reflect and set my intentions for the upcoming year. I don't love the alcohol induced gaiety because the clock changed a minute. I never really got that, much to the dismay of those around me. But the gift of New Years is the stopping. The looking and listening. And then moving on.
How clever that there are points like New Years to notice your path, make sure your still on it or decide whether you need to forge a new one. Birthdays, anniversaries, even milestones that changed your life in some way like Sept. 11th, John Lennon's death, the passing of one close to you, all these things are gifts from the universe to help you remember who you really are and where you are going and why you chose to go there. They may not seem like it at the time but look back and see what they led to. Course, birthdays and New Years are so routine that it's hard to distinguish one from the other (especially when you start stacking them up) but they are a wonderful place to stop, look and listen.
I prefer to set my intentions rather than declare resolutions. For some reason, it is easier to follow an intention, you are less likely to beat yourself up when you stray from an intention. You can just restate the intention and go on from there. BREAK a resolution and despair follows. Where do you go? You BROKE the resolution, even if you make another one, you still have the old resolution lying there broken. I mean, really, who needs that kind of pressure?
I intend to take a bit of time everyday to pretend it's New Years. Am I on my path? Do I remember what my path is? Am I connected to the Way? Am I remembering to let it flow or am I trying to chart the direction? Most importantly, am I holding on to that which has been and spending too much time anticipating that which is to come?
Sadly, that has been the case far too often this year. I release it, fluttering my fingers, smiling at my silly monkey mind and sending it on it's way.
Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. Tao 9
Silly wabbit. Why you keep forgetting that?
I send you all peace, love and light. Thanks for the kind words and continued reaching out and touching of our lives, even though we have no idea who each other may be. Oh And:
Happy New Year!!! Namaste' | 
