I love this time of year!  I don’t love it for the fact that it is Christmas (I gave up celebrating this holiday years ago!)  My love for the end December is the turning of the calendar.  For me, it feels like a wiping clean of the white board after I have just spent the last 12 months creating a map that could not have been foreseen from this point in time last year.

The lessons in the span of a year:

  1. Get out-of-the-way.  It may be my own way, or someone else’s.  Only then, can true healing take place.
  2. Be silent more.  There is a receptivity in the silence that creates greater clarity.
  3. Trust more.
  4. Dance, Laugh, Play, Relax MORE!
  5. Remember to say “Thank You” when things are not necessarily going my way…because a bigger way is working itself out.  (Thank you, landlord, for kicking me out of my house because I was away too much.  It gave me the chance to make the real move I needed to make!)
  6. Never overstay a welcome…it’s the quickest way to decay (see #5 above).
  7. It’s just hair, it grows back! It helps to lighten the load from time to time.        
  8. Don’t get a bigger storage unit, just get rid of more stuff.
  9. Accept help and more boxes when moving.  I will most likely need both.
  10. Enjoy being alone, because it does not mean lonely.
  11. Know that “work” does not always mean the same thing to everyone.
  12. Showing up is sometimes the most challenging action of all.
  13. Enjoy the unexpected moments of rockin out with the family, making music, singing and laughing together.  These moments don’t last forever, so cherish them while they are here!
  14. Be in the company of people who want me to be with them. Let go of the “shoulds” and “have to’s”…
  15. Remember that forgiveness is a process, not a one time thing to check off of my list.
  16. Sometimes a 2 hour drive out-of-the-way is not a detour, it is actually exactly where I need to be and what I need to be doing!
  17. Friends that span decades are worth their weight in gold!
  18. I don’t need as many shoes as I think I do.
  19. When you hike through a rainbow, stop and take a photo!  This is not an everyday occurrence.
  20. Do not drive in California with out-of-state plates.  It’s like painting a bullseye on my tail lights!
  21. When you see that sign that says, “Hot Springs” driving through the California desert, it doesn’t necessarily point you to an actual hot spring.  But, with the gift of modern technology and a little common sense, and a bigger intuitive listening, you just might be able to find the most perfect hot spring, and end up exactly where you need to be!
  22. When someone comes into my thoughts, I should make every effort to let them know.  Most likely, they pop into my awareness for a bigger reason!
  23. Letting go of material possessions is a freeing experience.
  24. Speaking up for my own needs and expressing myself the best I can may not make the recipient of my words comfortable, but it’s not my duty to create a comfort zone for others.
  25. My perspective is valid.  So is the perspective of the person sitting across from me.  The Truth dances somewhere in the middle, most likely.
  26. Stepping out of my comfort zone has been the most amazing gift that I have given myself this year.  Remember to do this more in 2012!
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