By the time you read this message, Christmas will have already been celebrated in our
homes. The food, the sharing, the love, all pleasant memories, settled into our memory
banks.
I have found this week between celebrating Christmas and the New Year to be filled
with infinite possibility. It’s a time I get to review my life choices up to this point, and
decide whether my thoughts, words and actions brought me closer to my soul’s
purpose, or not. I can ask myself how I responded to situations in my life that I may
have preferred not to experience. Was I kind? Compassionate? Understanding? As I
prepare for the Burning Bowl ceremony on New Year’s Eve, will my “release list” contain
the same grievances and shortcomings I listed the year before, and the year before
that? Or did I truly embody the message of releasing and letting go? Did I change
myself at depth this past year?
This week, we stand at a point of transition between two different states of being.
Reflecting on who we were this past year as the year winds down, we can intentionally
choose who we wish to become, and then act on it, as the new year winds up. Choosing
to change ourselves at depth for our spiritual growth requires courage, intention and
attention – to what we think, say and do. We can dig deeply this week to become the
designers and builders of our life’s next best expression, boldly going where we haven’t
gone before! The possibilities for our lives are only limited by our imagination! I invite
you to join us this Sunday, either in the sanctuary or on Zoom as we embark on this
“Winding Down or Winding Up” adventure together!
May your holidays be continuously blessed,
Rev. Eileen