What New Things in the New Year?

We love new things. New shinny things. It lets us shed the old, worn out, no good, useless (or worse yet, harmful) things of the past to make way for something different that we have either never had before, or we want to try again as if it is new. Ahhh. Such a good feeling.

I tried resolutions that lasted a week if lucky. I’ve tried nothing which seems so discouraging. But I’ve been using something for a bunch of years now that I really like. I choose a theme for every year. This year my theme was “moving.” Oh my goodness has that ever had energy. My theme is to remind me, keep me focused, and in times of uncertainty has helped me make decisions or at least choose a direction.

This year has seen me move toward finishing my book, PRESENCE Recognizing the Divine in Your Everyday Life and preparing for the classes that will begin this February. The book is published and readily available from Amazon, the audio version is soon to be released, and my classes are filling.

I have made a decision to move to a new state into a new house with the idea that it may be either temporary or permanent depending on how much happiness it brings me. I am moving away from activities that once filled me with the hope for joy or purpose which now are no longer fulfilling. My spirit and spiritual path are moving with deeper and more abundant experiences.

I am more grateful for my family than ever before. Their lives have been moving with lightning speed, with my younger daughter Ruthie giving birth to dearest Ben and my older daughter completing her master's degree in social work. Seeing their lives unfold brings me face to face with the cycle of their lives with joy and wonder.

I am working on the theme for the coming year. The other day I asked a neighbor upon a chance encounter how life was going, and the answer took me back: “Peaceful.” I am so used to hearing not only from myself but many others that our lives are so busy, that to hear this answer shocked me and I found myself immediately envious. Really envious. I thought to myself how fabulous it would be to express that as a true answer to a similar question asked of me. That encounter has stuck with me, and I am working on it as either my theme or that it will inspire my theme. I’ll let you know when it comes to me.

What will your theme be this year if you choose to have one? What is important? Missing? Longed for? Urgent? Needed? Wanted? If you could look into the next full year, how would you like to live it differently or better than the past year? Even if it is the tiniest of shift.

What kind of guidance or help do you want to connect with the Divine as your partner? Consider some quiet time with the God of your understanding and ponder the possibility together. Certainly, the Divine wants all good for you and wants you to learn and grow. What better partner in life could you possibly have?

Wishing for you to feel yourself wrapped in the Light.