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Inviting the Divine Into Your New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year dear readers!
As we begin 2009, I know that many of you have created New Year’s Resolutions or will be doing so in the very near future. I’m wondering…have you invited the Divine into your resolution-making process? If not, I encourage you to do so.
Just to be clear, the Divine is already in your resolution process. The Divine is in everything you do--automatically--because there is no separation between you and the Divine! I’m inviting you to consciously bring the Divine into your resolution process, however, so you can explore and enjoy the many benefits.
Why would you want to invite the Divine to your resolution party? When you partner with the Divine on your resolutions, you align with your power, and the path becomes easier for you. You increase your potential for success and fulfillment.
Let the Divine help you with your resolutions
The Divine can help you with your resolutions in several ways.
1) The Divine can help you clarify what you really want vs. what you think you should want or what other people want you to want. For some people, this clarification process can be a little unnerving or even scary, because it may require you to tweak your resolution several times over a period of time, or it may lead you to throw your resolution out and start completely over! The ego just LOVES that! NOT!!
With awareness, however, you may soon be able to see that limiting thoughts and beliefs motivated some of your resolutions. The Divine can help you reach a brighter, more powerful place from which to set your intentions.
2) Once you know what you really want, the Divine can also help you align with what you want. Often we want something at the conscious level, but we are hampered by limiting beliefs (untruths) at the unconscious level. The Divine knows about these conflicts and can heal them. Once these conflicts are resolved, you are in alignment with your intentions, and they manifest much more easily and much more rapidly.
3) As an added bonus, in some cases you may even be able to sense “the bigger picture” and feel reassured that you really are making progress--even when it is not yet visibly, or logically, apparent.
How do you get this assistance?
To get this assistance from the Divine:
1) Be sure to ask for it! How do you ask for it? In the way that feels “best” or “right” for you. The possibilities are endless and span from a ceremony (alone, shared, formal, or informal), to a ritual that is sacred for you, to a simple request for help, perhaps followed up with one-on-ones between you and your Divine.
What approach “feels right” to you? Do not feel limited by the few examples listed above. If you already have a conscious relationship with the Divine, what approach have you found to be the most effective at helping you feel the actual presence of the Divine in your life? That method would be a great choice!
2) Once you set your resolutions in motion, be sure to look for the Divine assisting you with them. Recognize that assistance may not--probably will not--come in the ways you would typically expect! And be open to Divine timing. While going straight from Point A to Point Z in 5 seconds can be fun, the intricate weaving of a tapestry can bring beauty and joy that takes your breath away.
A little kindness goes a long way
For optimal success, remember to be kind and compassionate with yourself as you set your resolutions and as you take steps to achieve them. Do your resolutions embrace and reward you, or do they “punish” you in some way? Do they emphasize your Light, or do they draw on illusions that simply drain your energy?
How about adding a resolution about your relationship with the Divine?
The new year is an excellent time to shine the light on your relationship with the Divine--no matter what that relationship is right now. For instance, if partnering with the Divine on New Year’s Resolutions doesn’t seem very realistic to you (perhaps right now you can’t even imagine having the Divine in your life), then the beginning of the new year is a perfect time to “birth” a new relationship.
Having a relationship with the Divine may feel like a huge concept to you right now, so it may be easier for you if you narrow the focus of your intended, conscious relationship. Are you looking for something specific from the Divine? Your answer can shape the relationship you create.
For instance, what would you like the focus of your relationship to be right now? Are you looking for additional resources from the Divine? If so, ask for help in that area and pay attention to the resources you are given every day. Are you looking for the Divine to bring you additional happiness? If that’s your request, then look everyday for the many opportunities the Divine offers you for happiness. Are you looking for guidance from the Divine? If so, pay attention to the many ways the Divine provides you guidance.
Bringing the Divine into focus
Of course, you may change your focus frequently; there is no limit to the types of relationships you can have with the Divine. But in the beginning--considering today’s lifestyles and the human mind--it may be helpful to limit your focus for at least a week or two at a time. It can sometimes be challenging to remember to pay attention to ALL of the Divine’s gifts at the same time! When you choose just one aspect of your relationship with the Divine, however, and focus your attention on it, you literally bring it to life in front of your own eyes. What a wonderful power and an incredible gift to receive at the beginning of this transformational new year.
