The same thought patterns in my head yesterday--both brave and big picture, trite and random--are running through my inner script today. I'll venture to guess the same is true for you.
Yet the thought of a new beginning is ever enticing. We're helped along by New Year's Day. It represents the unified, festive nature of oneness in timing and the same desire we all have to change. It's exciting and silly at once.
Years ago I read The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. He talks about individual belief systems and the personal agreements to which you have unknowingly subscribed, merely as hand-me-downs from your family, friends and society. This year I ordered copies for family members, including the young D-Man, for Christmas. Perhaps part of rediscovering our true beliefs rests in second chances, a new beginning to how we're choosing to operate ourselves everyday.
We're warned by those on a spritual path that the New Year only begins when we commit to an inner change. This change we uphold against all outside influences that threaten who we really are and want to be. It's a process. Who has awoken the next day to find complete transformation? Who can live up to the expectation of overnight change?
My New Year's Resolution is to begin the process of what I hope to accomplish, not to be that accomplishment instantaneously. I hope you'll allow yourself the same latitude with whatever you hope to create for yourself.
Happy New Year to you!
8 comments:
I have never read that, but it is now on my list, thanks! I am horrible about keeping resolutions because I dive in instead of acclamating myself to the process. Slow changes are the ones that are successful for me. I like your resolution.
Hooray for the process. I like your (and that Spanish guy's) way of thinking.
I don't make resolutions and there's nothing in my life that particularly needs changing. Just hoping for a good year for myself and for others. That includes you of course xx
Happy New Year!!! I don't really do resolutions, but the idea of process sounds good to me!
I'm an so glad the the years of frustration with who I was and the desire to change into a new & improved version are over. At 60, I can say I'm happy with who I've become and relax. Now there are certainly some goals that I would like to accomplish in the coming year -- cleaning out all my closets being a big one, but thankfully my happiness doesn't depend on it.
Your outlook is a very healthy one and that book sounds very interesting.
The process for me during 2011 will be getting used to a house with only one teenager. Yikes! I will gradually wade into that one. Thanks for the book suggestion!
I've been thinking about this for a day before posting a comment and decided, at the moment, I'm far too cynical to reply to this one. Hopefully, my attitude will change in the new year. After all, change is the only constant.
Happy New Year!!! I know 2011 will be better than 2010.
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