New Year's Eve 2010

The death of the old, the birth of the new.  Each year, each day, each breath we take is an opportunity to start again.

2010 may have been a difficult year for many, but no matter how challenging, there is always the possibility of turning things around,  of beginning anew.  We are evolving , just as the world we inhabit is evolving, and our wellbeing depends upon the wellbeing of everyone else, and of the universe itself.  We are all interconnected and part of the whole.  As the poet Francis Thompson put it - 'One could not pluck a flower without the troubling of a star.'

Old habit patterns can keep us stuck and prevent us from living life more fully - we are unavailable to both the present and the future.  Letting go of restricting beliefs and behaviours, and adopting nurturing ones, frees us up to experience the world in all its richness.  As the old year draws to an end,  let us say 'yes' to life and all its potential.

If we want to feel truly alive and awake to a  future brimming with possibilities, we need to create time and space in our lives to connect with the source of life.  Nothing could be easier - it's as simple as breathing.  Consciously watching the breath rise and fall, just like tuning a radio, we shift to the divine wavelength and allow a deeper spiritual consciousness to flow.  When we find the time to do this on a regular basis, our perspective on life changes and our world is made new.

Crises that we may have experienced this last year can be seen as wake-up calls prompting us to review our lives and perhaps put more balance back into them.  Hopefully as more and more people feel this is what they want, and begin to live with greater awareness, our world will become a more compassionate one and we will fulfil our destiny, shining like the stars we truly are.

Wishing you health, happiness and peace for 2011.