The concept of a new year tends to invoke a lot of energy within us. There is something sacred about celebrating the passage of time with the entire planet. As we usher in 2014, our minds start racing with the possibility of change.
While I have always enjoyed making resolutions, my approach has evolved this year. For the past five years, David and I have celebrated the holiday the same way. We gather some of our dearest friends for a relaxed night together. We each prepare part of a decadent and elegant dinner. After we finish eating, each of us takes a turn talking about what we would like to accomplish and achieve in the next year. The idea here is that our soul group represents the part of our community that we trust, to hold us accountable and support each other in becoming our best.
During New Year’s Eve day I started reflecting on the past year. I listed personal accomplishments, business endeavors, and thought about my efforts to be healthy. My mind started listing things that I want to change in 2014.
I’m going to save more money.
I will publish another book.
I will run a marathon.
I will eat a healthier diet.
I will ALWAYS fold my laundry.
The list went on, and they are all reasonable goals. However, a thought popped in my head. What if my mind is tricking me? I realized that my goals were sending out a specific message to the Universe. I was saying, “I will allow myself to feel good if I achieve these goals”.
This year I am trying something different. I am entering the new year by feeling whole already. Rather than focusing on what I should achieve to feel a certain way, I will start the year by just focusing on the feelings that I want. If I am already full of joy and fulfillment, won’t that make my goals easier to manifest? I believe strongly in the spiritual law that like attracts like. What would happen if I turned my resolutions into affirmations instead? It’s a subtle shift in thought but a powerful one.
As I enter into 2014, every time a resolution pops into my consciousness, I am going to redirect that energy toward the feeling that I would like to experience. That feeling can be achieved in various ways, which will make my goals that much easier to achieve. When we align ourselves with this knowledge, we attract magic to our lives.
We are all a unique expression of light and energy. As the light shines in your life, you will still be drawn to accomplishing all of your hopes and dreams. The difference this year, is that you will start it off in your own greatness instead of chasing after it.
We are all exactly where we need to be. Our only task is accepting the truth of our light, and then letting that light attract more of it to us.
Now it’s your turn; what would you like to feel more of this year? Please comment below and make it real for yourself!
I wish each of you the best 2014 and I will do so by seeing each of you as extensions of brilliant light.
Much love,
Dougall
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I would like to feel comfortable with being visable, and not overlooked when it appears that I am invisible.
Nice things Dougall but I strongly feel that these kind of things / advice don't apply when you're transgender and have a failed transition.
I want something simple yet utterly unattainable: to no longer feel I'm a freak, to feel I'm normal with ALL that that implies. I don't want to feel the pain I've been in for so long anymore. I want to feel whole.
I'm a transgender woman with a failed transition and I no longer know how to deal with things. I live in a shithole of a country where doctors refuse to help me deal with this (they actually freeze up / shut down and behave like deer caught in the headlights…) irrespective of the fact if there actually is a solution. I can't even get that far. I'm tired of it all. I ruined myself chasing an illusion. It works for almost all other trans people but not for me. Now what?
This is to Naomi: I have no idea what you are going through, but I feel so bad that you are in the midst of such turmoil and sadness. I hope Dougall can help you, or point you in a good direction. You need support. Are you able to move? There are places where you could get help. I just heard recently that there is online counceling. Search that out. You are whole even if you don't feel like you are. I wish you all the best.
Naomi, I hope that you read this. There is a spiritual energy healer by the name of Christie Marie Sheldon. She has a method that she uses to help others clear energy. Here is what you do, say: What would it take for a honorable respectable caring doctor to help me with my transition? Anything in the way of that I uncreate, delete, destroy and transmute across all time space dimentions and realities now. (end) I would say that 50 times a day until you have better luck. I would also consider clearing everywhere you feel like a freak or have felt like a freak, everywhere you don't feel normal, all the pain connected to being a transgender with a failed transition, everywhere that you feel your Country is a shithole, everywhere where you have experience unhelpful doctors, everywhere you don't feel beautiful accepted and loved. I hope that you consider this process. It, along with a lot of other things has really helped me with a lot of painful things, not what you are going through though. My heart goes out to you. I'm so sorry that you ever had to experience any of this. I'm so sorry for all of the pain. I hope that your life takes a 180 and that from here on out everything becomes so much better for you. If you are interested in Christie Marie Sheldon's work you can go to her website at christiemariesheldon.com and sign up for her newsletter. If you do that she will send you a free MP3 recording of a group healing. I wish you the best of luck Naomi.
Hi, I would love to have peace and good health. ! sounds easy enough to attain.so it shall be. 🙂
Dougall, You keep on AMAZING ME!! whether through sending me color mediation to help me. Which came at the PERFECT TIME!! to hearing about your family life, I can so relate too, in some way or another. Thank you YOUR TRULY VERY SPECIAL, and I'm very HONORED to have you in my life. For 2014 I need to let go of my last relatonship, and move forward, rebuild both mentally and physical. and finacially . As well as believe in GOD and never say I can't not for a moment , 2014 I will be back and even a better !!! Peace and Love