I'm not really one for setting New Year resolutions. To be honest the 31st of December doesn't really feel like the end of the year to me. The end of the Celtic year is actually Samhain, the 31st of October. I know in other traditions, the new year is usually celebrated in the Spring, which also makes sense, as everything begins to come back to life. But I do believe it is important to set clear intentions, as each new cycle of the sun comes to an end and on to it's beginning. An opportunity to reflect and begin to manifest.
I feel that of late, I have been very honest n the things that I have been struggling with. Sharing my thoughts on here, is an opportunity for me to dive even deeper. Writing is wonderful like that, it unlocks doors and provides us with such wonderful guidance and solutions , as we gain more understanding and awareness.
These last few years have been tough for so many, as the earth herself has been undergoing a shift. As so much of what was once buried, has been unearthed and how so much has been brought to light, both good and bad. The unveiling, as the truth of some of our stories, have finally been allowed to surface. With more people speaking up, and more people than ever, being able to witness things unfold. It is not so easy to hide now, with the use of social media and people taking actions into their own hands.
All of this, has made it easy to feel desolate and hopeless. As we witness what is happening around the world. As the lies are exposed and the violence is streamed live. This dark side of our nature, that has always been present, but never so visable, until now. I have felt the world tilt, as the world was engulfed with this evil. But that is but one side, with all of that happening, we have seen more and more people come together, to show up and speak out. to use their voices.
It is easy to slip into despair and to let it consume you, but that is part of the battle we are fighting right now. As our attention is being pulled in every direction, until we feel overwhelmed and hopeless. Convinced that there is nothing that we can do, to change what is happening, what is coming our way. But our stories have not been written yet. And they are, our stories to write. It's so important to remember that.
As I begin to re surface,( I say re surface, as I feel like I have been a bit low for a while) I want to focus more on the things that I am grateful for. To step out of this narrative, that wishes to hold us back, by the fear propaganda that is constantly being spread throughout society. The fear, that has been lodged within us all, stubborn fear that has crippled us since childhood. To finally shake it off and step into my power. My creative power, that is fueled by my gratitude.
Gratitude opens doors, doors that our fears kept locked. Gratitude, creates abundance, it creates flow. Being grateful for the fact that I have been gifted this life and each day I get to choose how to approach it, from a place of fear or love. It's a choice, we all have. Each day we wake up, we can start our day by expressing gratitude for what we have.
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Wisely said. I'm feeling a bit like that as well. Gratitude defines my current mood, and it feels fine; feels like we've managed to avoid the fear trap, at least for the time being.
Have a great days ahead 🙂
If December 31st should mean anything at all, I think it should be this. Simply a reminder that in spite of adversity, we have survived, have pulled through, and moreover, have yet good things in our lives to be grateful for. Then again, it doesn't really matter which day of the calendar you remember this in, does it? Provided you still remember.
Happy new year :)
I agree-resolutions for me, tend to go by the wayside along the way, and I don't 'do' them much anymore. However, wanting to focus on the good things and blessings we have is definitely what the world needs to do more of.
There is so much evil in this world, but that is how it unfortunately, is supposed to be. There is good as well, which will prevail in the end.
My wish for you, and for us all, is that we find the good, the hope in the future, the blessings we have and the peace we all need. I think maybe living simpler, (as you do, for example) just might also help us achieve at least some of the inner peace we seek. World peace may take a bit longer!
Take care and have a lovely year to come! !LADY
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In the 13-month calendar, the New Year begins in Spring, in either March or April, and it's only in the butchered 12-month calendar that it falls in Winter, in January. Of course in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are opposite.
I use writing in a very similar way, especially in my daily posts, to gain clarity, to explore ideas, and to delve deep into my own process, which I also find incredibly useful. It's like my daily Blockchain Journal.
Earth certainly is going through a shift, and one of momentous proportions, and yep, everything that was done and hidden in the shadows is now coming to the surface, into collective awareness, and boy oh boy is that going to be a wild ride. It's not called the Apocalypse, or Great Unveiling, for nothing!
Humanity is finally, and very quickly now, waking up from the induced trance, with sovereignty at hand. Nothing will remain the same, and in the best ways possible. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙