Dear one,
As the new year approaches
May you take a moment to reflect upon the year that was,
May you take a moment to consider all that you have done this year
May you take a moment to ponder on the glorious and the joyous
the sorrowful and the painful;
May you take a moment to empty the heavy backpack you carry
and release yourself of the shackles you may be dragging.
May you take a moment to take off the shoes of expectations
and the boots of “Should have’s,”
and may you take a moment to remember the All the Beautiful Things
and place them in your hearts basket.
May you take a moment to reflect upon how you would like to step over the threshold of this year
and walk with freshness into the new year,
May you take a moment to hold the Staff and feel the Basket in your heart 1
and may you take a moment to pause
and deeply breathe out.
My dear friend,
As you step into the New Year may you do so with balance and integrity
truth and hope
true friendships and exquisite relationships
kindness and softness;
And if you find that as the days go by
you feel weighed down by sorrow and pain
grief and loneliness,
poor health and inner turmoil,
May there be true friends who you can call on
true friends who just reach out
true friends who,
without asking why
are just there
supporting you and comforting you
holding your heart
and soul
mind and body
in a way that you can gently heal
and feel safe,
so that you can walk out of that dark place
and into the light of hope once again.
My dear friend,
In honour of the year you have travelled
and the year that you are about to cross into.
Blessed be,
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The Staff and the Basket are images used in this meditation. May they later become images that you use throughout the year ahead.
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