Welcome, year 2023! We feel you, and ask there to be gentleness as we experience this new energy. We are willing to learn from whatever is in store ahead through the vibrations of this new year!
Many of you, like myself, have been feeling into the energy of this year. To me it feels expansive and expanding, it feels supportive and challenging, and fast with frequent shifts. Very ALIVE! The beginning of a new year is like opening to a whole new chapter. There’s a freshness and hopefulness to new beginnings. It’s common for us to give ourselves permission to shake off the dreams and goals that have been set aside in our busy lives; waiting for the right time. It’s tempting to heap all of our ambitions on the heels of the momentum we feel in the new year. And, it’s tempting to quickly feel overwhelmed with the weight of grand ideals. Sometimes, it’s possible to later feel even more disappointed to not have the dreams and goals make the progress we had hoped for.
My wish for us all, is to be willing to learn from the tortoise in the children’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare”. Remember that one? The tortoise was willing to trust itself and its journey to move “slow but sure”. It can be an act of both humility and commitment, to keep our focus and move intentionally.
The astrological position of celestial bodies is one of potent evolution. Whether it’s stirring up wounds so we can make powerful choices about healing or encountering powerful reflections of our innate gifts and abundant opportunities. It supports MOVEMENT!
One thing to consider having this awareness, is the impact on us if we resist this movement. Imagine standing in a great river with water moving downstream. As the speed of the water increases, even when standing firmly and with focus, it becomes unsteady to say the least. It brings to mind the phrase “pick your battles” which I use to help me be aware that I have choices and it serves me to choose mindfully.
I feel drawn to name a focus and theme for myself to help me create some guidelines or boundaries as I move forward. This year I have chosen “resolve”. For me this refers to making space and applying focused effort to tend to the many aspects of my life that I have set aside over the past many years. These things feel unfinished and all bring practical and energetic consequences. I see this as an act of personal power; to activate my real influence over my own life and the circumstances of my making. I intuitively feel this piece as one of the key puzzle pieces to my experience of wholeness.
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