Happy New Year! And no resolutions...

I have no sense of time anymore! The holidays went by so fast... it was a great time to reconnect and relax a bit.

On New Year's Eve, as I was watching the count down on t.v. with my son, he asked me what was my New Year's resolution. I fired the question back at him, and of course he said, "I don't have any." Obviously, he's only 13! His resolutions exist on a day to day basis, regarding school and video games...lol!
I looked at him and said, "I don't have any," feeling great relief. I don't need resolutions, I don't need the stress of starting a new year thinking about how to get this one thing done. We both agreed it's too much stress.

In a sense though, we all have resolutions, plans, desires... we all want something to change in the next year, to get better, to take us to a different place. It's like the start of a new term in school - we have 100% grades and attendance, and we plan / wish / decide to do our best to keep it so. No more tardies, turn in homework on time, study for the tests, right?!

However, people believe they must decide to pursue some unattainable goal, something they have no real desire to obtain - they are doing it because they should, or because someone else did it and said it was great, or because they read about it somewhere as "the thing" to do this year. I used to do that a lot in the past... and ended the year frustrated!

I have goals. I have desires I want to fulfill. I decided to take the "13 year old boy" approach - one day at a time, and only that which is really important to me. No attachments, though! It all depends on how life unfolds itself before me. And no shoulds!!

Let's enjoy our journey through this life. Let's enjoy the changes 2010 is bringing to us, be positive about them, learn with them. Be in touch with yourself and find out what are the true desires of your heart. Be. Breath. Meditate... it's all good!

May 2010 be filled with much love and light for you!

Namaste