Our dwellings. Staying present.
We’re into a new season and winter is here. I’ve always felt that this season can bring up so many different emotions. So many threads from childhood. Our past. Our present. It’s a time we reflect and are inwards, where we have been and where we are going. Each December always feels different, as it should, but it depends on the year’s circumstances, how we “moved” along our year, and how we begin to close the chapters of what we “feel” took place. Well, this year we are and still very much in the thick of a global pandemic. The immense loss, pain, disappointment, perseverance, hardship, sadness, strength, hope, peace, joy, gratitude and an array of other things especially rings true for many. There were several days over the course of these months where I was having trouble “processing” all of my feelings. What a thing. As a child, we feel a lot. That is natural. And as we move into our adult lives, we suppress, stuff down and sometimes forget that feeling and moving through various feelings are all very natural. And in this pandemic, I think we’ve cracked open a wider empathy towards the fact that no matter what you’re circumstance, background, or socio economic background, this year has presented challenges and we all have lots of feelings about them. Now, of course this is coming from my own lens, I have been particularly grateful for my home. Our dwelling. The place where I have been spending lots of time. Depending on your vantage point, many are spending lots of time in their dwellings. It’s self evident from just going over to Home Depot or Lowes, people are putting time, money and resources into their homes like never before. But if we are not in our homes, we spend a lot of time in our minds. Before being in our cozy homes, listening to the sounds, actually being there, we were “out” in the external world. We didn’t really pick up on the nuances, the sounds, the way we felt about our homes. And somehow, I am picking up on that it’s been a welcomed and pleasant change for me. I have welcomed the re-set. I’ve been able to start to look at the pieces in my home that were unattended. Those places were also unattended in my “home” which would be my mind or body. It’s taking some months here but I’ve truly settled into the Spirit of the season. A season of giving. A season of creating. A season of meeting the moment. While these times are heavy, I want to focus on the lights of this season. The season of giving. The season of being radically present. Meeting the moment where it is. Without struggle and resistance. And you know what, it can be so effortless if you just prioritize the moment and give yourself that grace. It’s a permission to think about “how” you want your holiday season to feel. And an awareness of some of the small things you can do to bring you that joy. Life shifts. Life changes, sometimes it’s hard to see. Some years are harder than others. I will say, I’m grateful for my blessings this year. It’s been a pretty magical gift to witness my kids so enthralled with Christmas lights, the tree, the stories of Christmas. Simple things. So as we approach the year end a few things that came up for me are to continue to give freely and find my joy. Where we focus our energy, it grows. We must continue on the path of finding good, helping others, expressing our gifts and tending to our relationships. For me, it has value in all parts of my life. When we are living fully and authentically, we are matching our true vibration.
Intentions for 2021
I’d like to lean in and follow the good when it feels good.
No matter where my life takes me, find the joy
I’d like to lean into balance and support. “Struggle” doesn’t serve me anymore.
I intend to thrive.
I will keep hope.
I will keep loving.
I will keep inner peace.
I will trust all is unfolding in divine timing.
While these are some of my intentions as we approach 2021, I truly hope we all can hope more, love more and create a path that is in alignment of our values and pathways for all. 2021, we can do this.
