Tonight a door all over the world, at some point in time, will open to a brand new year. Indeed, in some part of the world, that door has already opened. What does that mean to you and me? I know what it will mean for me. It will mean new people are about to enter my life. New doors will open. New experiences will be cast upon me. And new paths will be shown to me. Conversely, I will also be carrying with me into this new year, old habits, old lovers, friends and family, old patterns of living, and the road I've been traveling on that faces my back as the old door closes. Wonderful memories - sad memories. It will be up to me whether that door slams shut, or if it closes slowly and steadily behind me, and the key of the year 2001 finally locks it all away. In the locking of that door, all of us will have infinite new choices to make. And those decisions will affect not only us, but those around us. It is not by mistake that the world is a circle. Our lives are circles and we walk together forming an even larger circle. What comes to you, eventually goes, and what goes, eventually returns. What we have left behind, we will be sure to meet again at some point in the future. So, will we try to put behind us the pain of yesteryear? The failures - those things we will consciously choose to forget? Can we forgive ourselves for any misdeeds, thoughtlessness, digressions that we are carrying into the next phase of our lives? To leave behind all those things, we really do need to remember them, learn from them and then cast them away at the doorstep to be locked up tight behind the closing door to our past. Consciously remember all those hurt feelings, those painful moments, that time in one's life when it was much easier to turn our backs and walk away instead of dealing with the problem head on. So that when we reach the same part of the circle again, we are wiser and more equipped to handle them. It is all part of our learning process. The old adage of 'Let bygones to be bygones' is so true, but the statement forgets to add 'But learn from them.' And so, what about our successes? The accomplishments - those things we might unconsciously forget, but need to remember? It is always easy to carry over the misfortunes and to leave behind the accomplishments. And so necessary to remember to do the exact opposite. Can we rejoice in our kindness, the love we have shown to someone when no love was guaranteed in return, or the little things we did for others that nobody ever knew about? As it follows then, it is just as important to consciously remember all the good things. So having stored away all those hurtful things, we can then move on. For it is only the good things that should be packed and ready for the journey into the next year. These are the experiences that will hold you in reserve as your new and emerging life begins as the year 2002 is unfolding. If you have thrown out the negative and replaced it with the positive, you will have made the room necessary in which to grow. There are many this year, in particular, who will traverse slowly into this new year. They will bring with them tremendous burdens and heavy hearts. They will shed tears of loss for their loved ones who made a very special journey this September - one that took them back home. Many others also experienced a similar loss, every day, throughout this past year. No less tragic. But be assured that those we have lost are not really 'lost.' They are whole again, they live again, and they are at peace. The shock of a quick departure did not hurt them. It was only the ones left behind whose spirits were disturbed through shock. Even carrying the knowledge of an impending departure is just as traumatic to those who have to stay behind. So that anyone who has lost a loved one is carrying the same burden, it is not in the way of departure, but in the actual departing. For all the dear folks who completed their missions this year on this earth, I pray for their spirits to be lifted high and that their loved ones will have the knowledge that all was not lost when they departed. For our loved ones live on in another world, a parallel universe, one that is very close to us, side by side. Remember the miraculous ways about them, and eventually, those memories will sustain you. So, my dear friends, in this renewal at the beginning of the year 2002, be patient with yourselves and be kind to each other. Walk into the new year, hand in hand, with heads held high, a heart full of love for all mankind, and truly experience the hope for the future that awaits us all. My wish for you all is that: "Whatever dreams you're dreaming, May each one of them come true. Whatever plans you're making, May they all work out for you. And may you have more happiness Than any words can tell. Not only on this day, But all the year as well. May you have a little sunlight to guide you on your way. May you discover, little by little, happiness that's here to stay. May you grow a little stronger and a little wiser with each dawn May you have a little time to believe in dreams to dream upon May all the joy your heart desires find its way to you. And may the blessings that brighten up your days keep on shining through." Author Unknown With Love and Light Always, |
Tonight a door all over the world, at some point in time, will open to a brand new year. Indeed, in some part of the world, that door has already opened. What does that mean to you and me? I know what it will mean for me. It will mean new people are about to enter my life. New doors will open. New experiences will be cast upon me. And new paths will be shown to me. Conversely, I will also be carrying with me into this new year, old habits, old lovers, friends and family, old patterns of living, and the road I've been traveling on that faces my back as the old door closes. Wonderful memories - sad memories. It will be up to me whether that door slams shut, or if it closes slowly and steadily behind me, and the key of the year 2001 finally locks it all away. In the locking of that door, all of us will have infinite new choices to make. And those decisions will affect not only us, but those around us. It is not by mistake that the world is a circle. Our lives are circles and we walk together forming an even larger circle. What comes to you, eventually goes, and what goes, eventually returns. What we have left behind, we will be sure to meet again at some point in the future. So, will we try to put behind us the pain of yesteryear? The failures - those things we will consciously choose to forget? Can we forgive ourselves for any misdeeds, thoughtlessness, digressions that we are carrying into the next phase of our lives? To leave behind all those things, we really do need to remember them, learn from them and then cast them away at the doorstep to be locked up tight behind the closing door to our past. Consciously remember all those hurt feelings, those painful moments, that time in one's life when it was much easier to turn our backs and walk away instead of dealing with the problem head on. So that when we reach the same part of the circle again, we are wiser and more equipped to handle them. It is all part of our learning process. The old adage of 'Let bygones to be bygones' is so true, but the statement forgets to add 'But learn from them.' And so, what about our successes? The accomplishments - those things we might unconsciously forget, but need to remember? It is always easy to carry over the misfortunes and to leave behind the accomplishments. And so necessary to remember to do the exact opposite. Can we rejoice in our kindness, the love we have shown to someone when no love was guaranteed in return, or the little things we did for others that nobody ever knew about? As it follows then, it is just as important to consciously remember all the good things. So having stored away all those hurtful things, we can then move on. For it is only the good things that should be packed and ready for the journey into the next year. These are the experiences that will hold you in reserve as your new and emerging life begins as the year 2002 is unfolding. If you have thrown out the negative and replaced it with the positive, you will have made the room necessary in which to grow. There are many this year, in particular, who will traverse slowly into this new year. They will bring with them tremendous burdens and heavy hearts. They will shed tears of loss for their loved ones who made a very special journey this September - one that took them back home. Many others also experienced a similar loss, every day, throughout this past year. No less tragic. But be assured that those we have lost are not really 'lost.' They are whole again, they live again, and they are at peace. The shock of a quick departure did not hurt them. It was only the ones left behind whose spirits were disturbed through shock. Even carrying the knowledge of an impending departure is just as traumatic to those who have to stay behind. So that anyone who has lost a loved one is carrying the same burden, it is not in the way of departure, but in the actual departing. For all the dear folks who completed their missions this year on this earth, I pray for their spirits to be lifted high and that their loved ones will have the knowledge that all was not lost when they departed. For our loved ones live on in another world, a parallel universe, one that is very close to us, side by side. Remember the miraculous ways about them, and eventually, those memories will sustain you. So, my dear friends, in this renewal at the beginning of the year 2002, be patient with yourselves and be kind to each other. Walk into the new year, hand in hand, with heads held high, a heart full of love for all mankind, and truly experience the hope for the future that awaits us all. My wish for you all is that: "Whatever dreams you're dreaming, May each one of them come true. Whatever plans you're making, May they all work out for you. And may you have more happiness Than any words can tell. Not only on this day, But all the year as well. May you have a little sunlight to guide you on your way. May you discover, little by little, happiness that's here to stay. May you grow a little stronger and a little wiser with each dawn May you have a little time to believe in dreams to dream upon May all the joy your heart desires find its way to you. And may the blessings that brighten up your days keep on shining through." Author Unknown With Love and Light Always, |
SpiritLight's Message for the New Year |
