This is a fragile moment we share: endings and beginnings happening at exactly the same time…a letting go, while embracing. I don’t do well with endings, but I tell myself every time that they are necessary for me to grow. This month I was really challenged with 2 endings, two almost year-long projects that I adored and brought to beautiful closures. Now, I practice, again: letting go, while still embracing. I know I will miss the intensity of each, as I welcome the excitement of what’s coming next.
It was no accident that In Barry’s zumba class today, this First Day of the New Year, Lennon’s ‘IMAGINE’ was our cool down. I forgot how much I love that song. I heard the words like the first time…and I let my mind go: I imagined how good life can be…I imagined our world with no war and ‘nothing to die for’. What would this look like in my own world?…what can I do to serve more? how can I be more outrageous in my life? what do I want to learn next? how do I want to grow? I let myself imagine what this would look like, feel like….
Then, the class was over.
So, on this First Day of 2012, before I sit down and finalize all my resolutions, declarations, and promises for this New Year, I’ll give myself a moment to IMAGINE what my 2012 could look like. I’ll think beyond my usual goals and objectives, my lists of things to do. I imagine this New Year offers promise. I imagine more light than darkness. I imagine living freely.
New Year wishes to you and yours!
