You made it!!! You completed 365 days, or 8760 hours on this planet and life. Congratulations. That is a remarkable achievement. It is part of your living project.
I invite you to celebrate you. Instead of creating a list of New Year's Resolutions. Carve out time to honor your life. To honor the year you have successfully completed.
Successfully completed? You say.
I answer a resounding "Yes."
Your mere breath and presence are your highest successes. We are surrounded by the idea that success needs certain markers, images, demonstrations, and proofs. From where I sit, if you lived the most basic, quiet, unadorned life, you are a success.
I invite you to take a minute or two. Sit quietly. Feel your heart beating. Wiggle your fingers and toes. Listen to the sounds around you. Sense your breath rising and falling. Be with you. Of all the gifts that life has been given. You are the highest gift.
If you feel compelled to "write down" a resolution. I invite you to record all your life successes from this year. From the simplest acts of daily routines, to the bigger challenges you went through. Every one of them count. Like a multitude of candles on a cake.
When your reflecting is done. Step into 2025, with no other agenda than gratitude for a 2024 well lived. You deserve it.
Happy New Year friends. We made it through the dark and are moving towards light.
Beautiful! Here's to 2024!