New Year Vibes…
To change or to just BE?
Happy new Year to you!
Well, that is the usual greeting for this time of year….
Except, that it may not be so happy for you… for any number of reasons…
There is a certain expectation that this marker in time, that is New Year, will somehow magically transform us, our lives, our friends, our job, our finances and our romantic adventures.
There is pressure to be different – to be faster, stronger, slimmer, more energised, more wealthy, fitter, funnier, more playful… just different.
We always us a marker in time to begin anew – we decide to start that diet, exercise regime… we decide to stop drinking, eating after 9pm… This marker may be that I’ll start on Monday, on my birthday, the first of the month, the first sunny day etc,etc…
Which is why New Years Day is such a perfect time to begin your adventure into being different somehow…
Except that these ‘resolutions’ that are made, are almost always not followed through on, not carried through to the end…
And so, my take on New Years Day is to let this marker in time just BE… which allows me to just BE..
Just BE ME – with no pressure to change, to be faster, stronger, thinner, funnier…
Just BE YOU – with no pressure to change, to be faster, stronger, thinner, funnier…
2023 had many challenges for us – not least natural disasters and wars – but with them the usual human ordeals of death, loss, separation, illness and unmet goals or dreams…
So, we head into the New Year wanting things to be better, easier, lighter..
That, my friend is the human condition called HOPE!
Without hope we are lost, floating in a sea without a rudder, without any star to show us the way…
How do we find or allow HOPE for 2024?
- Firstly, look back on the past year and remember at least one thing that encouraged you, a person who helped you, a kindness you offered another…
- Look into your own heart and discover the bowl of mixed emotions and perceptions – let the mix play, let the light and the shade play – but don’t let the shade be permanent, dominant or overwhelming. Allow the light, the kindnesses, the graces, the strengths be dominant, permanent and embodied.
- Now look forward to the new year – the first new day – and offer yourself, your community, the world – YOU! In all your light and shade, in all your perfect imperfection – just as you are!
- To want something different, better or lovelier, you must also relinquish control and look at things differently… you must be open to new things, be curious, be willing to learn, expand, to fall and fly.
- Your hope comes from our very own kindness, grace, compassion and open-heartedness… offer it out, spread it and embrace it.
- Believe that there is something greater than you, than your ego, than your hurts – some may call it God, Mother Earth, the universe, all that is, divine love etc, etc… but a belief in something that has your best interests at heart, something to guide you, support you and hold you… is imperative for Hope – to relinquish control to something that IS the big picture, IS the wisdom to guide you and at times IS the breath for you, IS the steps to walk for you and IS the smile for you.
- Awareness of the beauty around you – signs and symbols that come to you in many forms – in nature, the cycles of day/night, the colours. It may be a flower, a smile, an art work, a gift, a blue sky… beauty is all around you…. and in the noticing of the beauty around you, which then leads to feelings of awe… which then leads to HOPE… et voila… you made it there!
- Gratitude is a powerful force – to bring yourself out of judgement, resentment or fear. A powerful force than makes you see a different view. A powerful force that honours your path. A powerful force that connects and embraces your Higher Being. A powerful force that encourages trust and HOPE!
So, no matter what you desire for change in 2024, the first step is being able to love YOU right NOW, be able to sit comfortably with your light and shade, allow yourself to BE in all your perfectly imperfect…. allow yourself to notice the beauty around you… allow yourself to relinquish control… allow your heart to shine and be seen… allow yourself to feel and embody gratefulness…
Then you can start the journey to stronger, lighter, calmer, hopeful, faster, clearer…
Bless you in the New Year.
Bless your dreams and desires.
Bless your perfectly imperfect.
Bless the sun on your skin.
Bless the moon on your heart.
Bless the oceans that are your rhythm.
Bless the trees that are your breath.
Bless you as you move and sway and play.
Happy New Year to you.
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