Happy New Year Each And Every Day!

Sakura woke up on New Years day not feeling like she was going to have a good day. She didn't want to start the new year feeling badly because it might be an omen of things to come. What if we treated every day as a new year? Today is just still another week on the calendar. In fact, for much of the business, today is just an ordinary day. The Chinese celebrate New Year in February. My Persian friends celebrate it in the spring. For me, New Year starts in September because I spent so many years in school and that's when school always started.
Of course we want to look into the future with optimism and the desire for improvement in our lives. Jack Nicholson may best have said it in his movie "As Good As It Gets." What if this is as good as it gets? Can we imagine this full life and ourselves as perfect or okay? Can we be happy with what we have? That we have a better life if we aren't, what are we willing to do to change it so?
"The Matrix" is my favorite movie. It illustrates the path that is spiritual. Neo, the main character, is told that he is "The One" early on. That concept filled him with expectation of what it meant to him to be "The One". He had to go through utter devastation and all his expectations had to be broken before he was able to see what being "The One" really meant. That's true for all of us. When we begin our spiritual path, or any other path we choose, we often have a period of darkness where it doesn't look like we will get what we want. We have to go through that period so that we can become clearer about what we are really asking for.
I was five when I knew that I wanted to become a doctor. I had limited experience and knowledge of doctors at that time. My experience of the medical field continued to develop as I grew, but I really had no concept of what it meant to be a doctor until I experienced it firsthand. We think about how things are in our minds, but until we have the full experience, we don't really know what that is. I wanted to be a doctor so badly that I was willing to have whatever experience it took for me to get there.
Our understanding of love is also limited by our experience. Our parents love is confined by their pain and perceptions of what love is, and that might lead us to develop an idea that is distorted of it is. Who has the ability to teach about love? We move through our life experiences, and learn as we grow. Each time we have an opportunity to love, or give to someone else, we grow. We learn the most from our ability to love in the real face of adversity and from forgiving what has hurt us in the past.
All the teachings that are spiritual of living in the now. In order to let yourself be in the now, you have to stop hanging on to the past. And....you have to be willing to live your life that is fullest right here and right now. On a certain level we are all "The One" in that we each have special gifts and opportunities to offer. We each have to find our way through the maze of our existence to see who we are.
Happy New Year today, tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after that. May each day of your life be an entire new year of healing and growth.
woke through to New Years day not feeling like she was going to have a very good day. She did not want to start the newest year feeling badly because it could be an omen of what to come. What if we treated each day as a fresh year? Today is merely a later date on the calendar. In fact, for much of the planet, today is merely a typical day. The Chinese celebrate New Year in February. My Persian friends celebrate it within the spring. For me personally, New Year starts in September because I spent so many years in school and that is when school always started.
Of course we should look into the long term with optimism plus the desire for improvement inside our lives. Jack Nicholson might have said it best in his movie “As Good As It Gets.” Imagine if that is as good as it gets? Can we imagine this life and ourselves as perfect or okay? Can we be pleased with that which we have? When we are not, what exactly are we willing to do in order to change it out to make certain that we now have a far better life?
"The Matrix" is my personal favorite movie. It illustrates the spiritual path beautifully. Neo, the main character, is told that he is " The only" early on. That concept filled him with expectation of what it supposed to him to be " The One". He previously to endure utter devastation and all his expectations must be broken before he was able to see just what being " The only" really meant. That is true for all of us. As soon as we begin our spiritual path, or other path we choose, we quite often have a period of darkness where it does not seem like we're going to get that which we want. We need to proceed through that period in order for we could become clearer in what we are really asking for. I became five whenever I knew that I wanted in order to become a doctor. I experienced limited experience and knowledge of doctors during those times. My experience of the medical field continued to develop as I grew, but I truly had no idea of what it meant to be a physician until I experienced it firsthand. We think of how things are in our minds, but until we have the full experience, we do not really know what that is. I needed to be a physician so badly that I became ready to have whatever experience it took in my situation to get there.

Our knowledge of love can also be tied to our experience. Our parents love is confined by their pain and perceptions of what love is, and that might lead us to build up a distorted idea of what it really is. Who may have the capacity to teach about love? We move through our life experiences, and learn once we grow. Each time we now have a way to love, or share with some other person, we grow. We learn the essential from our capacity to love in the face of adversity and from forgiving what has hurt us in the past. All of the spiritual teachings speak of living in the now. To be able to let yourself be in the now, you have to stop hanging on to the past. And....you have to be ready to live your fullest life the following and at this time. On a specific level we are all "The One" in that individuals each have carefully selected presents and possibilities to offer. We each need certainly to find our way through the maze of y our existence to see who we have been.
Happy New Year today, tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after that. May each day of your life be an entire new year of healing and growth.