Clearing Out the Old, Bringing in the New     As we approach the New Year, we seem to gravitate towards taking stock of the past year and establishing goals or resolutions for the New Year. This is a good practice as it provides us an opportunity to clean out our proverbial closets and establish a creative vacuum for upcoming excellent adventures!     What is this concept of the creative vacuum? As we clear out what we no longer need in our lives, this provides space, literally, for new to come in. The creative energy is opened and activated when there is a clean palate on which to work. Only on occasion does an artist paint over a used canvas. Usually we would want to work with a clean slate.     Even the principles of Feng Shui or Space Clearing illuminates and promotes the action of clearing out what is no longer used or no longer works. I love the title of the book, Move Your Stuff Change Your Life by Karen Carter and Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston. The titles of these books are statements that are so true. I have seen this manifest for me in my life. Just try it!     The creation of our lives is no different than an artist with a new canvas. We have the opportunity everyday to start with a clean palate and paint our reality. Remember, we do have control of the events in our lives. We can deliberately create what we wish. Using the energies of the change from one year to the next is just a grander version of our daily opportunity to create our reality. What occurs in our lives is totally our own creation!! So if you want life to be different then it is time to work on clearing out the clutter in our minds, bodies, and our physical homes, work space, cars and even our relationships.     Some cultures have the ritual of cleaning their whole house very well right on New Year’s Eve. This includes making sure all the dishes are cleaned and put away, the dishwasher is emptied, the laundry is completely done, clean sheets on the bed and new or clean clothes to put on for the New Year, etc. This ritual puts into action the INTENTION that this next year starts with a clean slate. It provides an action to emphasis the intent. And that, my friends is one of the keys intent coupled with action creates reality.     Therefore, when we are conscious of our thoughts and form focused intent, then our life can truly be what we want it to be. Otherwise, our life happens more haphazardly and we wonder why certain events have occurred ‘to us’ when in actuality we somehow created that event by words we have said and thoughts we have had, all of which were probably unconsciously flying around our minds!     Let us all make the effort to take the time to look at what attachments or chords from the past must be released. We are a web of consciousness. We are all interconnected and therefore, our realities overlap. If you have relationships from the past that are unresolved then there are probably energetic chords still pulling on your energy from that relationship. Take the time to consciously clear out the energy from old relationships and start the new year free! If you want help doing this, there is a Chord Cutting Ceremony on Monday, December 29. You can pick a person, place or situation that you wish to detach from and clear the energy for the upcoming cycle.     Once you have established a clean workspace, metaphorically speaking, you can start to work on what it is you do want in you life. Now is the time to make that annual list of what you want to accomplish in the New Year. I always recommend that we sit down with a journal and write down 100 things that you want to do, have, experience or create in your life. Feel free to be totally unrealistic. Write down the far our places you would like to visit, the physical achievements you wish to have, the spiritual heights you wish to reach, and keep on going until you really can not think of one more thing that you would some day like to achieve.     When you have completed this list you can then break it down into categories of Family and Relationships, Education, Travel, Spirituality, Career, Finances, Physical Body, etc. This provides a working tool to sort out and prioritize the items on the list are most important, number them in order and then take one item at a time and MAKE IT HAPPEN!!! Anything and everything is possible. I know this to be true. Wishing you and yours a magnificent joyous healthy New Year! May you manifest your heart’s desires! Much Love and Many Blessings, Margaret

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