My New Year’s Eve involved bubbles…but not of the alcoholic kind.\u00a0 They were part of an evening of ritual that began last year with Becky and a few of our dearest friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To begin with, we each wanted to let go of those things that no longer served us.\u00a0 I thought of how often I beat myself with my\u00a0own “stick”.\u00a0\u00a0 You know, when you tell yourself those self-deprecating things you would never say to a friend?\u00a0 Somehow those old tapes still run through your head.\u00a0 All of those “I’m not good enough” tapes.\u00a0\u00a0 We decided to get rid of the sticks…for good.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Becky had chopped up some cedar kindling strips…about 12 inches long and a couple of inches wide.\u00a0 Using Sharpie pens, we each wrote on the “stick” all the messages we use to beat ourselves up with and anything else that no longer served us.\u00a0 I had to get my writing pretty small to fit it all on.\u00a0 Fortunately I could use both sides.\u00a0\u00a0 Once we finished, one by one, we threw our sticks into the wood stove watching them turn into ash.\u00a0\u00a0 The ashes will be scattered onto Mother Earth so that the energy of those thoughts can be transmuted.<\/p>\n
Now that we had released what no longer served us, we wanted to open up to our visions for 2011.\u00a0 As fate would have it, my dear friend Bev Crane, had just that morning given me a copy of her guided meditation CD for entering the energy dimension and connecting with your soul.\u00a0 How perfect, I thought.\u00a0 So we all listened to her amazing meditation and journeyed to our soul…and many places beyond.\u00a0\u00a0 While each of us had a unique experience, we were all transformed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now was time to set the intention for the following year.\u00a0 This\u00a0was not about “resolutions”.\u00a0 This was about envisioning the grandest life possible, letting go of limiting beliefs and then writing it all down, as if it had already happened.\u00a0 We each wrote on several aspects of our lives; personal, professional, financial and spiritual.\u00a0\u00a0 It was a reflection of what 2011 had been for us, expressing gratitude for all the wonder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, in\u00a0our New Year’s Eve ritual we went onto the front porch with bottles of bubbles; the kind where you dip the wand in the soapy liquid and blow.\u00a0 We each had our own bottle and we blew our wishes off to the heavens.\u00a0 It was truly magical.\u00a0 The bubbles swirled around us in circles, as if they were dancing for us before taking off up into the night sky.\u00a0 They carried our hopes for ourselves, those we loved and for all those in need.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We all realized how much these rituals feed us.\u00a0 How taking the time to connect with our soul and the energy dimension brings us back to who we really are.\u00a0 We decided we would not wait another year but would begin meeting every month to venture into the mystery.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
I encourage you to find a group of like-minded loving souls who you can gather with to explore who you really are.\u00a0\u00a0 As we all open our hearts to ourselves and to each other, we create love and peace in the world.\u00a0\u00a0 My wish for you in 2011 is that you each know the beauty of who you are and truly feel it in your heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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