It’s that time of year, where it seems as though there is a long pause between what was and what is about to happen.  You know, that window where we look back on the past year and we look forward with anticipation to the upcoming year.  This year, what are you seeing when you look back and even more importantly, what do you envision for the upcoming year?

Regardless of what you have experienced this year, it can be perceived as the most difficult year of your life or the most rewarding year of your life.  It’s about your perception and beliefs.  Are you a cup half full or cup half empty person?

Yes, everything changed in 2020.  Everyone on this planet was affected in some way this year . . . jobs lost, friends and family died, isolation, fear, separation, anxiety and so much more.  How we function individually, as a country and all of humanity is forever changed and there is no going back.  

The bigger question as you look back is how have you changed?  What does it mean for you?  Are you resisting what has happened?  Or, can you stay in the moment and go with what is presented and make the most of it?

It’s a great time of year to reflect on you and your life.  Why are you here at this time?  What is your true, soul purpose for being on Earth during this time of great transition?  

How has this year shown up for you?  What changes happened for you?  What do those changes mean for you and your life?  

It’s all in your perception.  Look at what “good” happened this year and focus on that.  Perhaps there are more positive things that happened this year than you realize.  First look at yourself, then your family, country and the world.  What are all the ways the world changed for the better?  

As you focus on the positive things that happened within and around you this year, can you take all of that and carry that into the new year? Imagine the Highest and Best for yourself, all those around you and the entire world.  As you visualize this, what can you do to contribute to make the world a better place?

Some of you may have the belief that you can’t do anything that will make a difference in the world.  You see others doing things that make a huge impact.  That’s wonderful and beneficial but so are the little things that we all can do.  You are capable of doing something to make a difference!

You don’t have to “do” something or “be” someone great to affect change.  Little things can have a profound effect!  Start with yourself.  What can you do every day or at least 3-4 times a week that would be a positive change for you?  Get up early and write in your gratitude journal or do stretches or meditate are just a few examples.  

Then try doing things for others . . . your family, friends, people you work with or strangers.  Say hi to someone as you pass them in the store or while you are walking.  Write a note or call a person that has a lot of challenges in their life and let them know you care.  

As you “do” for you and those around you, it ripples out into the world. You could continue to do all these things on a regular basis.  You will impact the world more than you may ever know.  Of course, there are community and world projects that could always use your energy, gifts and talents. 

You are here at this magnificent time of transition on the Earth.  You have a purpose through this time of change.  It is no accident that you are here. How will you participate?  

Being the best version of you is doing “enough”.  It’s not about doing, doing and more doing.  It is in the quiet, small actions that often the most profound effect is felt. 

At this time between, take time to reflect on this year.  Then with all your imagination, visualization and feelings, create the world you want to live in next year.   So many choices and ways of making a difference. 

What do you choose for the new year?

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Can someone please tell me?

What does it mean
when they say the word . . .
self-love?
 
I know how to love others.

I love my family.
My parents who raised me,
my siblings who grew up with me.
My spouse of all these years, and . . .
my beautiful children.
 
How can I love myself?
 
What does it mean,
what does that look like . . .
self-love?
 
I’m told it is important.

All these years of loving others.
That’s what I was told was necessary,
that’s what I was made to believe.
Always do for others and never . . .
take time for yourself.
 
How do I unlearn all the truths no longer mine?

I was told it was selfish to take time for me.
Old beliefs must be released . . .
self-love. 
 
How can I make myself a priority?
 
It feels so foreign
to take time for me.
Five minutes of quiet deep breathing,
and time long overdue to . . .
read a favorite book.
 
Can I do this for me?
 
One step at a time
to become stronger within . . .
self-love.
 
I do this for me, I do this for you.

As I learn how to love
and experience love  
of myself,
I am better able to love . . .
everyone, including you.
 
Will you do this also?

Give yourself permission
Know you are deserving and worthy . . .
time for yourself.
 
Do this for you, do this for others.
 
Love yourself
fully and completely.
Know that you are special
and loved more than you could know. . .
self-love.
 
We all can do this.
 
Love starts with me
and doesn’t end with you . . .
self-love.
 
Love of self and love of others.
 
A gift you give yourself
and all others.
The gift of self-love
that turns into love of others . . .
self-love and love.

 What a treasured gift . . . self-love.

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What is going on in your life in this moment?  With so much going on out in the world, have you been able to stay present in your immediate world?  Are you moving forward, perhaps on a different path than a year ago, but none the less moving forward with your life?  If you are not moving forward, what is holding you back?
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What are you afraid of?  Are you so afraid that you have stopped living?  Don’t allow fear to stop you.  What can you do that will set you free of fear?

We all have gifts and talents that are so needed right now in this world.  You are special and you have a unique gift that no one else possesses.  You might feel that you have nothing to offer to anyone.  I’m here to tell you that you have much to offer!

You might feel you can’t offer anything on a grand scale that would make a difference.  That’s okay.  The “little” things are just as important as the big things.  You being you can make a difference.  Your kindness, your thoughtfulness matter.  You being positive and upbeat matter.   A kind word to someone who is down can make a big difference in their day.  Your words may help them get out of the dark hole they are in.  

You may feel “stuck”.  I hear some of you saying that you are waiting for “things to get back to normal”.  The normal we use to know is no longer going to part of our current world.  Everything has changed!  There may be a new normal and yet, we are not even sure what that will be.

Fear is running rampant on the Earth.  Many things are not certain.  Some things have come to a standstill.  Because of this, many people are almost paralyzed with moving forward in their lives. 
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Regardless of your age and situation, I would encourage you to go within and take an assessment of what you have learned and done over the course of your life.  I feel certain you will find many talents that you could share with another person or group of people.  

Start small if necessary.  Take a baby step but just start!  One person loves to sew.  A teacher friend asked her if she could make hand puppets to use when teaching her young students the alphabet.  The teacher wanted a puppet for each letter of the alphabet.  By helping the teacher, this person is now affecting the lives of all the students. What a win-win-win situation.  The person loves to sew, the teacher has a creative way to teach her students and the students have a fun way to learn!

Maybe you have a dream to create or do something that seems big and daunting.    There is no better time than the present to get started on that dream.  The world is different now and many people are creating home-based businesses. Can your dream become a reality from your very own home?

In pursuing your dream, you might have to collaborate with others.  There is power in numbers so why not take that chance and reach out for support with your dream.  Who knows, by doing this you might just help someone else have their dream become a reality also.

I have had the pleasure of helping a some of you start on a new path in your life journey during these uncertain times.  During the unknown, maybe it is also time for your dream to become real.  Don’t wait for the “right” time or for things “to get back to normal” . . .  start now. 
 
You matter.  You have a gift or gifts to share with others.  Step out your way and share those gifts with others.  Take that step to free yourself from the fear.  You and all of us will be glad you did! 

Thank you for having the courage to do so.

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​Change . . . the only constant in life.
 
I look around
And everything is changing . . .
Everywhere.
 
What does this mean for me?
 
I am scared
I feel paralyzed
Not knowing what to do.
Where to turn . . .
How to move forward with my life.

I feel the changes
 
Within me
Around me . . .
Out in the world.
 
Great resistance in the mass consciousness.
 
Change can be difficult . . .
Especially if there is resistance.
Adapting and adjusting can be hard
It’s all in the mindset.
How to flow with the changes?

The change begins with me.
 
Recognizing it is time . . .
To change
Beliefs and conditioning that are long outdated.
 
It all begins with that first step.
 
No more hiding
No more running
No more avoiding.
If I change myself . . .
It changes the world.

I will find the courage to take that step.
 
First looking within . . .
What beliefs are not mine
What is my truth?
 
Time to find the strength to begin.
 
I am but one person . . .
Change can start with me.
One step at a time
Walking the path of transformation
I have the power to affect great change!
 
What will my future hold?
 
If I look too far ahead
So much unknown . . .
No guarantees.
 
I stay in the present moment.
 
In the NOW
I know what is happening.
I can make choices . . .
See the results
And affect change.
 
I am the creator of my life!
 
Now as I look within and around me
Everything is changing
And I feel . . .
 
Empowered!

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​Each of us has an inner room where we can visit to be cleansed of fear-based thoughts and feelings.  This room, the holy of holies, is a sanctuary of light. ~ Marianne Williamson

How are you doing? Have you checked in with yourself lately?  I mean “really checked in with yourself”. So much going on in the world, around you and within you.  It's hard not to be feeling some level of stress and anxiety. 
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Take a moment or two and really check in with yourself.  Can you even put into words what you are feeling?  Confusion, uneasiness, calmness within the storm, numbness?  Some of you have said you are grateful for the time home with family and living a slower pace life with less or no rushing around in “busy-ness”.  You might also be in a place of uncertainty, overwhelm, sadness, shock, grief, depression or fear. 

Whatever you might be feeling, please do yourself a favor and feel what you are feeling!  Take time to look at what feelings and emotions are coming up for you.  It can actually be harmful on many levels of you, especially emotionally and physically, when you ignore your feelings and stuff them.  Rather than “stuff” these feelings, acknowledge them, feel them and then release them so they no longer hold you back. 

Many of you have told me that “old” feelings, triggers and programs are coming up.  Again, a lot of emotional baggage is ready to be cleared and released.  It is a time of great change and it all starts with you.  There is no right or wrong way to feel or “be” during this unprecedented time on Earth. 

​There are days you can accomplish more than you did the entire previous week!  Some days you can’t do anything but rest, even after sleeping through the night.  You just have to honor what your body is telling you and how you feel.  All of this is part of you becoming the new you in the new world. 

I heard from several of you that you can’t wait to get back to normal.  My response has been and continues to be “the world will not get back to normal as we knew it.”  We may have a new normal but we won’t go back to the old normal.  For all our sakes, I pray the world doesn’t go back to the way it was!  

What would your ideal world look like?  If you could, what kind of world would you like to wake up to tomorrow morning?  What role would you have in this world?  There are so many possibilities and potentials for your life and planet Earth.  It starts with each one of us.

This virus was a wake-up call for all of humanity.  As difficult as it has been for many people, it has been a blessing in disguise.  It has caused us as a collective to look at what we hold to be true for us as individuals and as a society. 

Have you taken time to examine what is true for you?  If so, great!  Are you fully committed to living in your truth?
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If not, it may time to check in with yourself and decide what is true for you!

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