other day I had a strong insight as we’ve just stepped over the threshold and
into a new year. I was at a meeting and someone was describing a session that
they were offering which would “get rid of all the old stuff from 2012 and bring
in new stuff for 2013”. I hope I didn’t overtly react with an obvious recoil,
but that’s what my unfiltered reaction was…to pull back from the idea of out
with the old and in with the new.
As I sat in reflection for what has
transpired over the past twelve months, I’m nothing short of amazed. SO many
good things happened. I traveled, I taught, I learned, I was challenged and I
raised almost $28,000! “Wow”, I thought, “I’ve had a great year.” Sure, at
times I wondered what lurked in the shadows, but it was truly a year that
possessed manifestation. So, why would I want to get rid of the old when I
learned so much? Quite frankly, I don’t.
Instead, I want to honor what
has evolved and acknowledge how it came about. Often, we are ready to let go of
things before their time, thinking that the grass might be greener if we do.
Take a moment to consider ONE thing that you’ve added into your life this past
year that has made it unquestionably better. That one thing began as an
inclination that something needed to change and you stepped onto a path of
creating that change. And now…here you are in the present moment with what
now seems to be quite a normal part of your life, although it didn’t begin that
way.
I’m all for living in the present moment and practice it daily. But
I also recognize how our past is a magnificent teacher. If we’re paying
attention to our actions and how they echo firstly within and then beyond us,
we begin to become better attuned to what is truly working. It’s a dynamic
process that will forever be unfolding, yet I hope that with acknowledging
what’s working that I get more efficient at finding out what’s worth keeping and
what is not.
This past year was a pivotal one for me. I remember having
a conversation with a friend in Australia who said, “Jaynie, it seems like it’s
all coming together and that life is going really well”. I replied, “Yes, I can
actually say that what I was always searching for…for what was next, is here.
And I think it’s called manifestation”. I had never said that before, but truly
had an opportunity to feel what coming to fruition really
meant.
So what you’ve been working on is in process. It’s in the loop of
having been recognized and, if given the right nourishment, will blossom into
what you’ve been thinking about.
Go ahead. See what you planted in
2012. Now, it’s time to manifest!
