New Year's Resolutions: Part 2

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In the last newsletter, I mentioned one idea for creating new year’s resolutions in such a way that they become part of your spiritual path rather than an exercise in psychological self-torture. It was to attune to the presence of what you seek in your environment and connect with its energy on the spot. In this way, we build a non-conceptual bridge to our destination.

Today I want to mention a second possibility for giving your resolutions power and possibility. It is this: To always include other people in your resolutions.

Something wonderful and important happens when we expand the field of our yearning to include others. When we wish for our own happiness, we could also wish for the happiness of those we love, of strangers, and even, god forbid, of our enemies. Hey, if everyone could find peace, love, and safety (after all, this is what motivates ALL of us), we would live in a thoroughly blessed world.

So with the example of wanting to possess more energy (referred to in the previous newsletter) you could find a way to tack on the wish that all beings who long for more energy could also find it. That together, somehow, all the beings on this earth who wish for greater vitality, whether young or old, seen or unseen, human or animal, could find it.

It is great to spend time rousing aspirations for our lives. When we also include rousing aspirations for others, the power of our wish is multiplied. The exercise gains a transcendent dimension. And hey, let’s face it, when it comes to making New Year’s resolutions, we could all use a bit of transcendent support!

There is special mojo in these transitional weeks in late December and if you choose to self-reflect during this time, I think you’ll find it to be extra powerful.

The video above says basically this, but with talking.

And of course, a meditation practice is beyond invaluable in that it somehow expands your heart beyond what you thought possible until, quite naturally, you find there is space for all beings to reside in your love. Please sign up for The Open Heart Project to receive meditation instruction and support via email. Free.

Please allow me to extend to you the wish that all of your dreams be realized exactly as you imagine, quickly and without obstruction.

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