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Violeta woke up on New Years day not feeling like she was going to have a good day. She didn't want to start the new year feeling badly because it might be an omen of things to come. What if we treated every day as a new year? Today is just still another event on the calendar. In fact, for much of the planet, today is just an ordinary day. The Chinese celebrate New Year in February. My Persian contacts celebrate it in the spring. For me, New Year starts in September because I spent so many years in school and that's when school always started.
Of course we want to look into the future with optimism and the desire for improvement in our lives. Jack Nicholson may have said it best in his movie "As Good As It Gets." What if this is as good as it gets? Can we imagine this full life and ourselves as perfect or okay? Can we be happy with what we have? That we have a better life if we aren't, what are we willing to do to change it so?
"The Matrix" is my favorite movie. It illustrates the spiritual path beautifully. Neo, the main character, is told that he is "The One" early on. He was filled by that concept with expectation of what it meant to him to be "The One". He had to go through utter devastation and all his expectations had to be broken before he was able to see what being "The One" really meant. That's true for all of us. We choose, we often have a period of darkness where it doesn't look like we will get what we want when we begin our spiritual path, or any other path. We have to go through that period so that we can become clearer about what we are really asking for.
I was five when I knew that I wanted to become a doctor. I had limited knowledge and experience of doctors at that time. My experience of the medical field continued to develop until I experienced it firsthand as I grew, but I really had no concept of what it meant to be a doctor. We think about how things are in our minds, but we don't really know what that is until we have the full experience. I wanted to be a doctor so badly for me to get there that I was willing to have whatever experience it took.

Our understanding of love is also limited by our experience. Our parents love is confined by their pain and perceptions of what love is, and that might lead us to develop an idea that is distorted of it is. Who has the ability to teach about love? We move through our life experiences, and learn as we grow. Each time an opportunity is had by us to love, or give to someone else, we grow. We learn the most from our ability to love in the real face of adversity and from forgiving what has hurt us in the past.
All the spiritual teachings speak of living in the now. In order to let yourself be in the now, you have to stop hanging on to the past. And....you have to be willing to live your fullest life right here and right now. On a certain level we are all "The One" in that we each have special gifts and opportunities to offer. We each have to find our way through the maze of our existence to see who we are.
Happy New today, tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after that year. May each day of your life be an entire new year of healing and growth.
woke through to New Years day not feeling like she would definitely have a good day. She did not desire to start the new year feeling badly given that it may be an omen of items to come. Imagine if we treated each and every day as a fresh year? Today is merely another day regarding the calendar. In fact, for most of the planet, today is merely an ordinary day. The Chinese celebrate New Year in February. My Persian friends celebrate it when you look at the spring. For me personally, New Year starts in September because I spent so many years in school and that's when school always started.
Of course we want to look into the long term with optimism additionally the desire for improvement in our lives. Jack Nicholson might have said it finest in his movie “As Good As It Gets.” Imagine if that is as effective as it gets? Can we imagine this life and ourselves as perfect or okay? Can we be happy with that which we have? Whenever we are not, what are we ready to do in order to change it in order for we now have an improved life?
"The Matrix" is my personal favorite movie. It illustrates the spiritual path beautifully. Neo, the primary character, is told that he is " The only" early on. That concept filled him with expectation of what it supposed to him to be " The One". He previously to undergo utter devastation and all sorts of his expectations must be broken before he was able to see just what being " The One" really meant. That is true for all those. When we begin our spiritual path, or other path we choose, we quite often have a period of darkness where it generally does not appear to be we will get everything we want. We need to go through that period in order that we can become clearer about what we are really asking for. I was five once I knew that I wanted to become a doctor. I had limited experience and knowledge of doctors during those times. My experience of the medical field continued to develop when I grew, but I really had no concept of what it meant to be a health care provider until I experienced it firsthand. We think of how things come in our minds, but until we have the full experience, we do not truly know what this is certainly. I wanted to be a health care provider so badly that I happened to be prepared to have whatever experience it took in my situation to obtain there.
Our understanding of love can be tied to our experience. Our parents love is confined by their pain and perceptions of what love is, and that might lead us to build up a distorted concept of what it really is. Who's got the capability to teach about love? We move through our life experiences, and learn even as we grow. Each time we now have a way to love, or give to another person, we grow. We learn the most from our ability to love when confronted with adversity and from forgiving what has hurt us in the past. Most of the spiritual teachings discuss about it residing in the now. To be able to let yourself be when you look at the now, you need to stop hanging to the past. And....you need to be ready to live your fullest life the following and at this time. On a particular level we are all "The One" in that people each have special gifts and possibilities to offer. We each have to find our way through the maze of y our existence to see who we are.
Happy New Year today, tomorrow, and all sorts of the tomorrows after that. May each day in your life be a whole new year of healing and growth.