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Imagine…
You’re standing at the threshold of a new year catching glimpses of what lies ahead – work, play, maybe some travel, gatherings with family and friends, new adventures and possibilities that open your heart to stepping into a new year with excitement and purpose.
Can you see it? Do you have a plan?
Now – in this first month of 2024 – is where honest reflection occurs, where dreams are resurrected, new ideas and possibilities allowed to emerge, and opportunities explored. Now is the time for letting go of any old stories that don’t serve you anymore…and a time for planning and planting a new vision for yourself.
You might ask, “Aren’t they the same thing?” Take a moment to say each word out loud, and notice how they feel on your tongue and in your body. Can you sense the difference?
Resolutions come from a place of needing to fix something that’s broken or wrong, or like carrying a heavy burden that will inevitably be dropped – followed by self-criticism and loathing about having failed yet again. It’s a lousy way to start the new year.
On the other hand, intention feels softer: it allows for self-compassion and acceptance of where you are NOW. It allows for the unexpected. It implies trust and a deep knowing that you have the ability to access an inner guidance and wisdom that will lead you to where you want to be.
What in your life is calling you,
when all the noise is silenced, the meetings adjourned...the old lists laid aside,
and the wild iris blooms by itself in the dark forest...
What still pulls on your soul?~ Rumi
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