Tonight, as I melt slowly into 2019, trying my best to stay awake until the clock strikes midnight (omg it’s only 9:30, just forget it!)…. in the middle of a wicked thunderstorm no less, I am contemplating my year. I will just say, that it has certainly been a challenging one. It feels like everyone I meet is totally ready for 2018 to skedaddle! (Didn’t know that was a legitimate word did you? Yeah, me neither until my computer’s autocorrect didn’t change it to anything else.) This has been a really difficult year for a lot of people, and much has happened. But just like anything hard, these times are full of valuable lessons. Hard times also show us what we are capable of accomplishing and what to set our sights on next time.
I keep seeing and hearing the words “Let go” seemingly everywhere. As it turns out, it is the secret after all. It seems like I personally have been trying to “let go” of something, somewhere, or somebody my entire life. And this has been sage advice all six hundred and eighty-five times it has been given to me. Intellectually, we can all see that, of course, it is detrimental to drag past pain, hurt and resentment into our innocent future of unlimited potential. But what the hell does “Let it go” really mean? I have done countless fire ceremonies, cord cutting, rebirthing exercises, and God only knows what else….and like I always say, One Truth, Many Paths… but seriously??? Having to do this over and over again with every negative feeling that gets triggered, has just felt exhausting.
However, even though I know that it can be just as simple as shifting my focus to that which I DO want to create in my life, sometimes a fresh new perspective is all that is needed. I am sure I am not the only one ready to move on past 2018. We are all ready for a fresh start.…with new energy and new ideas. Today, on this last day of the year, I did just that…. and something interesting happened. I found myself combining a new chant that I just made up with the tapping meditation that I do every morning.… “I surrender, I release, I let go, I accept.” And it felt very powerful!
After about 20 minutes of tapping and chanting, I have to say, I immediately felt much lighter! It really worked! And now I have created a new belief around being able to do this instantaneously. So, out with the worry! Out with the doubt! Be gone with you, negative bullshit, Be gone! Aho! And I allow my curious creativity to carry me through 2019 with love, grace, and ease. So here’s to trying something new…whether it is a new spiritual tool or a new deodorant….whatever, it’s all just a grand experiment anyway…might as well have some fun, right? May 2019 be filled with joy and magic for you and yours. Namaste.
