Winter Solstice - A Time
of Inner Reflection
Winter Solstice is quickly approaching. In the Northern Hemisphere,
the Winter Solstice occurs on December 21, 2008 at 7:04 AM
EST and 12:04 UT (Universal Time).
The time when darkness or night is the longest. In that deep
expanse of night, it is time to reflect on your life. To review
the previous year - or your whole life as I have been doing.
It is time to savor the good, mourn the loss of things that
have passed, and let go of deep held memories, fears, beliefs,
judgments, and expectations of how your life is, how you are,
even what is possible.
Winter Solstice Exercise of Inner Reflection
Get out a piece of paper or your journal and reflect with
me right now. The more time you spend with this, the more
you will gain from the exercise. Don't put it off. This moment
may not come again.
Close your eyes and ask God, your Higher Self, and/or your
Guides to assist you in understanding and gaining the most
from this time of inner reflection.
What are you right now? Who have you become?
What are your gifts?
What are your strengths?
What are your passions?
What brings you joy?
What brings you sorrow? Why?
What continues to elude you?
What continues to cause you distress?
Who are your friends? Have you told them how much you appreciate
them?
Who are your enemies? Are they real or imagined? Do you actually
have any at all? Could they simply be people showing you the
shadow side of yourself or the things you judge? Give thanks
for what you are gaining by having them in your life.
What is your greatest accomplishment or triumph this year?
This life? What are the strengths you exhibited in order to
accomplish it? Have you given thanks?
What was your biggest failure this year? This life? Was it
really a failure? Or was it your soul's way of setting you
onto another path? Can you forgive yourself and the circumstances
surrounding this so called failure? Can you see the beauty
in what you have learned from having this experience? Can
you see the strengths and insights you have gained? Can you
actually give thanks about this?
What are you most proud of this year? This life?
What are you most ashamed of this year? This life? Can you
forgive yourself about this?
What is your deepest regret this year? This life? Why do
you find it so upsetting?
Who are the people that you are ready to let go of? Are there
people that make you feel less than, unworthy, guilty, sad,
angry, or something else you would rather not feel? Express
gratitude for having them in your life and then be prepared
to let them go.
What are the situations that you are ready to let go of?
Are there circumstances from this past year, or even further
back, that you hold onto that are no longer serving you? Can
you let them go.
What was your happiest moment this year? This life? Remember
it in full technicolor. See it. Feel it. Hear it. Remember
it as best you can and anchor it into who you are now. As
it says in my book title "Life Works When You Are Happy,
It Sucks When You Are Not." Savor the happy moments.
Remember them. Feel them once again.
Feeling happy and at peace will assist you in experiencing
many more happy moments in life.
Savor the good. Let go of the rest.
Have a glorious and joy filled holiday season.
Have a fantastic day,
Deb
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