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Choose Wisely to Create a Spectacular 2006
We don’t know beginning unless we know ending—tall/short,
pleasure/pain, etc. It’s called the Law of Relativity, or opposites.
As we welcome a new beginning in 2006, let’s honor the ending
of 2005 by replacing the Santa hat with a detective hat and unveil
the clues that can bring unbounded joy to the new year. Let the
investigation begin!
Endings can be very exciting if viewed as opportunities for completions,
change, and organization. This course of action is simply about
moving energy. It is only a belief that adds the gloom, fear or
despair to the idea of change. "It’s too much work,"
or "things aren’t really that bad in my life,"
or "this is just the way I am." Humbug.
The Chinese have been consciously working with energy for thousands
of years through the ancient science of Feng Shui, which is based
on three principles: everything is alive, everything is connected
and everything is in a constant state of change. Why do you suppose
some people tend to hold on, resist change, and grow fearful of
the future, while others have learned to embrace the moment knowing
and trusting it to unfold perfectly? Under which category would
you place yourself?
Let’s apply the many aspects of our being to the art of
Feng Shui. There is order in the universe and when our lives are
in order, we function more in alignment with life. Clutter prevents
us from focus, alignment and clarity. For example, we have physical
clutter: old clothes that don’t fit any longer, excess stuff
in our homes and garages and "stuff" that seems to grow
while we’re sleeping. Mental clutter can be described as old
ways of thinking that no longer serve you. Such as, "I’ll
never have the relationship I’m looking for," or "good
things always happen to other people." Your mind can be filled
with thoughts that convince you of keeping undelivered communications
in place, making you right and the other wrong. Then you have the
juicy emotional clutter that reeks of holding onto old toxic pain,
resentment, jealousy, low self-esteem and guilt. There
is even spiritual clutter that refuses to surrender to the acknowledgement
of a Creative Intelligence that is vast, unlimited, and infinite
and is there to guide as well as love you. Clutter prevents us from
knowing our true nature and connecting with life.
As you greet a new month and a new year, I invite you to analyze
how clutter is impacting your life. If you were willing to look
into just one of the four categories to discover your own unique
clutter, you’d be way ahead as you bring in 2006. What pieces
of clothing are no longer useful to you? What beliefs are outdated
and do not serve your well-being? What nagging thoughts keep you
feeling small, limited and stuck? What are you attached to that
brings up so much fear when you even think of letting go of it?
What relationships are not working for you any longer that you maintain
for survival reasons? How much longer will you remain in a job that
feels totally wrong for you?
To assist you in moving energy with regard to clutter, here are
a few suggestions:
- Invest in a beautiful journal for 2006.
Notice the pages are empty. You get to choose how to fill each
page. If you don’t, life will fill them for you.
- Make four columns and categorize them as indicated
above. This does not have to be overwhelming. Change your thinking
about it and you’ll change the outcome.
- Fill in each appropriately and do a review of
your discoveries.
- Take action: sort your old belongings then disperse
them accordingly. Throw away what doesn’t work or repair
it if possible for functionality. What doesn’t serve you
any longer will serve another. Take those negative thoughts and
dump them at the dump.
Be willing to open up, trust and receive the guidance from the
universe.
2006 consists of 12 months, or 365 days, or 8,760 hours, or
525,600 minutes. Choose wisely the thoughts that make up those moments
of now. You are powerful and can create whatever it is you can imagine.
And don’t forget to have fun in the process. |
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