Follow Your Soul & Your Values

Last week I suggested with regards the year ahead what it means to create anew, & why creating is so important to each & every one of us. Personally, this new year I am remembering just two things; if you can dream it, you can be it & the power comes from within. This is all we need to know to bring about change in ones life & make it as satisfying as you want it to be. So, this is going to be a big year in my life, I can tell.

For everything there is a season; a time to move forward, a time to rest; a time to explore energies, a time to focus energies; a time to be happy with what you have, a time to say, I really do need to change my life. Why should we want change? I know people so stressed you could carry them home in a bucket. Their lives are not in harmony. They work too hard (& do not pay enough attention to love & friendship) or they give too much to others & don’t - for a time at least – concentrate on themselves. You know when your life is not in balance. You feel it.

If you feel out of kilter with your soul, you may want to effect some changes in your life. But, it will not be easy. Change takes courage; change is scary. But change can give you joy, self-esteem, the knowledge, though terrifies, you did it. It could be tough. You may have to face up to resistance, confrontation, emotional blackmail. Others may not want you to change; they may tell you, you will not make it, you are helpless or hopeless. It is up to you to take this kind of stuff, otherwise you will change nothing.

So, be realistic. Better to have two or three achievable goals than a whole list of good intentions which never get of the ground. We cannot walk down every path or move in every direction. Don’t worry if you feel small, weak, insignificant, discouraged. We all feel like this sometimes. The reality is others can gain power over you only if you give them permission. You do not have to be frightened of them; we do not have to respond with pretence, façade, & subterfuge. We only have to look those figures straight in the eye & say, “I need change, I am leaving, I am going to sing in another opera.

I was told recently: “Life begins at 50”. It doesn’t! It begins when you want it to begin. I wish you love in 2012. I wish you joy. I wish you the capacity to be who you most truly are. Go for it & let me know how you get on. We can compare notes. And, remember, I do not want to be second best. My main hope for this year is I muster the courage to do those things I have to do. I know what they are. I cannot do them if I am afraid, if I don’t remember who I am & I am worth something also. I wish you happiness in 2012.