Bring on 2011!

Another New Year's Eve is here. As I look back on 2010 I can feel the past 12 months of hopes, plans, accomplishments, and even disappointments. Twelve months of life reflected in feelings. I notice that my primary goal when this year started has not been met, and I'm sitting here thinking about that, and feeling it.

The best I can do for myself is to practice what I tell my clients: Think less, feel more, and imagine often that you already have what you desire. Because in the reality that my primary goal was not met, I am looking at why that has happened. What could I have done more, or differently. And I think that, perhaps, it is that nothing needed to be DONE at all; what was necessary was not a doing, but a BE-ing.

And so, for 2011, I resolve to BE more aware of my thoughts and how they are creating the landscape of my life. To know that I am the painter, and that each day is the canvas. To resolve to make plans and at the same time, be more aware of the beauty and joy in each moment. To feel that life is not so much about accomplishing more, but in really living the moment-to-moment experiences.

Okay, I'm ready: 2011, bring it on!