JANUARY prayer request, light and healing thread

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Mon Jan-01-07 07:51 AM
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JANUARY prayer request, light and healing thread

On Time

And an astronomer said, "Master, what of Time?"

And he answered:

You would measure time the measureless and the immeasurable.

You would adjust your conduct and even direct the course of your spirit according to hours and seasons.

Of time you would make a stream upon whose bank you would sit and watch its flowing.

Yet the timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness,

And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

And that that which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space.

But if in you thought you must measure time into seasons, let each season encircle all the other seasons,

And let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing.

Khalil Gibran

Happy New Year to all!

January, being the start of a new year, is generally a time of hope and new beginnings. Hope for the future; out with the old, in with the new.

However, if we are not living consciously, or being mindful, we often set unrealistic goals for ourselves, or give up in the process (the new year's resolutions that last all of a month...).

There is no reason to throw the baby out with the bathwater; we can take the positive lessons with us in our journey, while letting go of unnecessary baggage, that which does not aid us in our journey. Much of that has to do with recognition and acceptance of what has happened, then letting go. There may be much griefwork involved in that process. Keeping it along with us only punishes ourselves, however, and keeps us prisoners in the end.

This is a ritual that I practice every New Years day that I'd like to share.

After a meditation, or a period of reflection on the past year, I write down what I wish to release from the previous year (I have started to break it up so that this part of the exercise I do New Year's Eve, and part II and III New Year's Day; whichever works for you).

I then burn the paper it is written on (please be careful when one does this...though it may be a small piece of paper, safety is paramount. One does not want to start the New Year homeless!) I tend to roll it up and put it in a bowl or chalice filled with sand. I then light it. A fireplace should work very well, too.

The second part involves another meditation or period of reflection, where I write down my hopes, wishes and goals, in present tense (ie I am working at a position where I can utilize my talents and abilities much more and am happy with, I am healing from xxxx, I am taking the xxxx classes/lessons I’ve always wanted to, etc) ; which not only concretizes and affirms it to ourselves, but imparts it to the Universe. I also write down the gifts the previous year has brought to me, and what I would like to carry forward.

The last part of the exercise, on a separate piece of paper, involves stating what would be something that would hold me back from accomplishing my goals – whether they be emotional, spiritual, materialistic…personal or universal goals. Some examples could be a fear of loss of control or change (change is often unnerving, even if it is for the better!), feeling that one doesn't deserve success, etc. Write those down, and know that these may be things to begin (or keep) working on, for ourselves. We are always a work in progress.

I roll those two papers, secure it with a beautiful ribbon, and put it in a special place, to be taken out in a year's time.

As a totally different exercise from the above - I then find and write an affirmation that appeals to my particular situation, and say it once every day. I may find I move on to another after weeks, perhaps months.

I chose this particular one for this year:

May my feet rest firmly on the ground

May my head touch the sky

May I see clearly

May I have the capacity to listen

May I be free to touch

May my words be true

May my heart and mind be open

May my hands be empty to fill the need

May my arms be open to others

May my gifts be revealed to me

So that I may return that which has been given

Completing the great circle.

— The Terma Collective

I have seen where, in many women’s groups, parts II and III are shared with the group. There is self empowerment - and responsibility to those goals - once they are shared. If anyone is interested in that, we could start another thread on that topic alone…or perhaps you’d like to share your own ritual, here, on this thread.

"If you have built castles in the air,
your work need not be lost;
that is where they should be.
Now put foundations under them"

Henry David Thoreau

"I can't believe that," said Alice.

"Can't you?" the Queen said, in a pitying tone.
"Try again; draw a long deep breath and shut your eyes."

Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said. "One can't believe impossible things."

"I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour each day. Why, sometimes I've believed in as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

Lewis Carroll

May all your dreams manifest this coming year, for the highest good of all involved. :)

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