This afternoon, as the rivers burst their banks, and I was forced to stay inside I spent this time, reflecting on the year just ended -
- Where did I grow and what did I learn?
- Where were my expectations not met, and where were they exceeded?
- How did I hold space?
And how would I like 2024 to unfold?
- Who do I want to be this year?
- What support will I need, and where will I find this?
- What am I bringing to the table - physically, emotionally and spiritually? Where can I best use my skills and experience?
- What can I contribute, and how can I do this more?
I am aware that I sometimes show up to the table with wounds not yet healed, with expectations that are too high or demanding. I know that at times fear produces feelings in my body and I react instead of choosing to respond. That my thoughts are capable of preventing connection and authenticity.
I intend to be more conscious this year. To shine the light ever deeper into those places where the beliefs and patterns I no longer need reside. They have kept me safe, helped me function, felt useful. Now though, they can be thanked and allowed to leave - making space for the new and the fresh to unfold.
I intend to find space to purposefully create new habits and pathways.
I want to honour ritual, I want to allow myself to be vulnerable, to love fiercely, to connect to the wild in me and in my environment. To spend time with my tribe and the herd. To listen, observe and learn ever more from their wisdom.
Imagine if we all concentrated more on the energy we embody, taking care of this precious resource and recognising where we are allowing it to leak out. If we made efforts consistently to show up bringing the best in us and chose carefully what we consume at the table and away from it - what we allow our minds to digest as well as our bodies - what we watch / read / listen to / eat / drink.
How much better our lives would be, and in turn, our relationships and community, as the ripples created spiral outwards.
‘And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same’.
Marianne Williamson
Can we be the light we want to see?
This year I want to come to the table bringing with me - Love, light and appreciation for what is there ~
So, as this New Year gently unfolds, how will you choose to show up?
What will you bring to your table?