"Be the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi
I am not doing any new year's resolutions this year. I'm not making self or home improvement my priority as I have in years past by losing weight,eating a better diet, getting organized, clearing clutter or exercising more -- though I will likely do all these things. I have started many a new year by symbolically releasing the "old" and ushering in the "new". I have written goals and personal intentions and compared them for progress from year to year. But I am feeling the overwhelm of "too muchness" in my life. Too much concern over friends who are hurting, over the damage we are inflicting to our natural environment. Too much worry about things I cannot change. I know this is a waste of my precious life energy.
This year feels different, so I will take a different approach.
Today, I am lighting a candle and sitting quietly, just seeking peace with each breath. Just that. Simple. I will light a candle rather than cursing the darkness.
But, the most important thing I will do on this new day in this new year is to invite God to guide me. I will welcome love into my heart and tend it like a precious flame, allowing it to warm me from the inside out and light my path. This year I will seek to "be" peace. Gandhi admonished us to "be the change you wish to see in the world..." This is my new mantra. I wish to be peace. Happy New Year. Peace.
This year feels different, so I will take a different approach.
Today, I am lighting a candle and sitting quietly, just seeking peace with each breath. Just that. Simple. I will light a candle rather than cursing the darkness.
But, the most important thing I will do on this new day in this new year is to invite God to guide me. I will welcome love into my heart and tend it like a precious flame, allowing it to warm me from the inside out and light my path. This year I will seek to "be" peace. Gandhi admonished us to "be the change you wish to see in the world..." This is my new mantra. I wish to be peace. Happy New Year. Peace.
