This past week, I tied up some remaining lose ends in my life and have taken some days for reflection. That reflection looks mighty good. I feel a sense of freedom as this new year begins and an inner knowing that this is the year for me. Everything seems to be lining up perfectly. Of course it always was. I just didn't see it all the time.
So what has changed? Nothing really. I make-up that I finally get it. I finally get what I need to do.
Let go and detach from outcome.
What do I mean by that? Glad you asked :) I have a series of intentions that I have set for myself this year. I have journaled them out, closed the book and will let it go. Of course I will work toward my intentions according to the plan, but I will not become the plan. I will detach from that outcome. We have become conditioned in our lives that if something we want or a plan hasn't manifested the way we wanted it to, then feelings of failure or disappointment fill our beings. What we often don't see is that, it is not that we didn't get what we wanted. We are provided for now and I would venture to say that anyone reading this blog would not be the worse for wear not having received what they wanted. Our feelings are not wrapped up in that, but rather in the expectation. We are disappointed or experience failure because our expectations weren't met. How many times have you been disappointed by a friend or significant other because they didn't do what you expected them to do? As I said, what YOU expected them to do. Sometimes we don't even verbalize that expectation. We expect them to know. I don't know how your telepathic powers are working these days, but I have yet to master mind-reading skills. I know that I have definitely been guilty of this in the past, and even now still fall for this trap. At least now I am aware of it. I can even laugh at myself sometimes when I see myself in this pattern again. I would venture to say that most of our upsets with others have to do with our expectations not being met. Notice that this is all happening inside of you. And you have 100% control of you.
So this year, I will set my intentions and detach from the outcome. I will always be provided for and know that even the difficult times are providing for me. Lessons, awareness or even teachings for others; it is all part of the journey. My life is happening now, in this present moment. The past is over, the future exists only in my mind. Even when I arrive at the future, it becomes the present. Cool right? I often tell my niece that life is a series of choices. Every moment of every day, we are making choices. What will your choices be?
Dear 2011,
This year I intend to live from my heart, follow my intuit, listen to myself for who would care more about me than me? I get to practice kindness, give compassion, be of service and do this all from a place of love. As I sit in my living room, the fire crackling, two loving dogs napping on the couch, what is more perfect than this moment now. It is all there is, and it is perfect. I'm taking each moment as it arrives, so 11:11 on 1/1/11, I patiently wait. I like dreaming and what are wishes but dreams that we want to manifest into our reality. Bring on your oceans of possibilities new year. I am open!
