Happy New Year!
For me, this is a limbo day between out with the old, and in with the new. It is like standing by a magical reflecting pool, where you gaze into the pool and see reflections of the past year and decade, and then glance up to see what is just on the edge of the horizon of what will be.
I did a couple contemplative exercises yesterday and this morning to try and work through the process.
Yesterday - New Year's Eve - was spent gazing into the metaphorical reflection pool. It was a time to review past events, challenges, lessons learned and contemplate the next steps. I have a poor memory, so this exercise was good to force myself to stop and take notice, to conjure up 12 months of stuff - the good, the bad, the ugly. The hardest part of the exercise was weaving in lessons learned with a foreword looking perspective, and creating new goals and continuing old ones.
It's funny how it is really just another day though, right? Time is really so arbitrary, but we put it into little boxes of seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, seasons, years. We do this to mark time, to keep track of time and to measure ourselves against time. But since we operate within this construct, at least for now, this timeline helps me to set goals and deadlines to keep moving
This morning's exercise involved an introspective examination to identify and free the blockages that prevent realization of living to life's fullest potential and growth. Very challenging, but necessary and hopefully, fruitful.
Now - fun time! Free time to just be and enjoy the moments of this day of limbo in-between what was, and what will be - the here and now.
May the new year bring you laughter, fun, happiness and joy. May we all be a little more light hearted and accepting of both ourselves and others as we enter this new decade.
Enjoy the day!
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