The holidays are officially over in my house - hubby went back to work today and Chephren went back to his dayhome. I have been in a bit of a 'coasting' mode with just about everything for the past month -- my work, my housecleaning, my cooking, my yoga, my spiritual practice, my writing, EVERYTHING.
Boy am I glad that it is January.
I am fired up to be back into a routine and to 'begin again' on my process of co-creating and manifesting my heart's true desires.
I love to start a New Year. As I alluded to in my last post on Solstice, I love anything that spells a new beginning: a new year, a new moon, a new season. One of my favourite times of year when I was growing up was going back to school in the fall. Sure, my excitement faded quickly as the 'boring' routine set in, but even then, I loved the feeling of possibility that often comes with starting something new.
For me, ringing in a New Year comes with many traditions and rituals. One of these is to write in my Gratitude Journal for all of the experiences in the previous year that I am grateful for. I also usually pull some oracle cards and write these ideas/messages down in my journal. I connect with my family and ask them about their goals/wishes/intentions for our family in the New Year, and I make a list of said intentions/goals/wishes for both myself and my business.
Everything seemed to be 'business as usual' this year in terms of my ritual except for one thing...
One of the items on my 'to-do' list of intentions/manifestations was actually to do less.
You heard me. I want to do more of 'nothing'. I want to, essentially, cultivate some boredom in my life.
I realize that this might sound very strange as an intention, especially if you know me at all. I am someone who thrives on busy (ok, that is an understatement). I actually thrive on something that probably looks more busy hovering on the edge insanity. For me, multitasking is something that comes as naturally as breathing. Actually, often, if I am not doing at least two things at once, I feel like I am wasting time or lacking efficiency in some way.
What I am trying to convey is that I am soooo sucky at being bored. And I am not talking about the kind of boredom where you get to sit and watch a movie, or play on your phone, or even read a book. I am about just sitting there... being.
As a society, I think that we completely undervalue boredom. Even that word sounds negative... I even hesitated to use this word because of its negative undertone, but talking about simply 'being' didn't seem to quite capture what I am keen on creating in my life.
I want to take some time, every day, even for 5 minutes and simply be. No phone, no lists, no computer, no books, no movies, no laundry. Nada.
I want to sink into the feeling of simply being. I want to see what arises. I am curious to see if and how this will affect other areas of my life.
So, that's it then. 17 intentions about improving, creating and manifesting ... 1 about simply being.
Oddly enough, I don't have to imagine which one will be the toughest for me to commit to...
What are you resolving to create in your life this year?
Much love to you all in 2013!
Maren
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