(30 Days is a free writing exercise in which a quote is chosen and written about. Please participate by sharing your comments on the quote. The idea is that this is an exercise to get our intuitive minds to open rather than writing polished pieces)
And who will join this standing up
and the ones who stood without sweet company
will sing and sing back into the mountains and
if necessary even under the sea:
we are the ones we have been waiting for.
--June Jordan
Today I am moved. Moved by the above lines. Somehow they fit so
beautifully with what I have been thinking of this new year. I see
this year as a personal and universal coming together, a prospect of
unity, a groundswell.
I have been asked several times since the New Year, like most of us probably have been, what my vision for the new year is for me, my family, our world. It is really simple.
I want to arrive. I want us all to arrive.
- Arrive in this very moment of our lives.
- Arrive to what lies within us.
- Arrive to an understanding of what power shines through us and an awareness at how to harness it to make a difference
- Arrive at an acceptance at what our weaknesses are and a celebration of our successes.
- Arrive at the idea that we do not need to keep looking, but instead start finding what is already present within us and around us.
What would happen if we allowed ourselves be the ones we are waiting for?
More than any time before in our world, we have the power of each other on a global scale and when we allow ourselves to stand tall as individuals, we collectively stand stronger.
What I want this New Year is a coming together in our spirits and to see that reflected in the solidarity of us as citizens of the world bringing our best to the table. We each hold within ourselves what our future most needs. For me, there is something about the energy of this year that feels like it will provide the opportunity for a radical shift in our consciousness if we so choose to embrace it.
My first personal vision/goal is to take better care of myself and consequently my family. My second is to allow myself to experience what I know is possible when we dream without fear. My third is to let laughter and its strength out power the sticky tentacles of stress and worry in my life.
In what ways will you allow yourself to be the one you have been waiting for this year? Please take a moment and share your thoughts and vision. Together, we empower each other to stand tall.
