Rent Seasons Of Love Music Video
So now I am finally getting around to the New Year’s business I love…
(and the above video makes a good soundtrack for these thoughts…)
How was 2006 for you when you looked back? What were you proud of? What moments will you hold dear forever? What did you learn? What did you celebrate as 2007 rolled in?
Two New Year’s Eves ago I was in the Stein Erikson Lodge in Deer Valley (Park City), Utah. Last year I was in a beautiful little restaurant in Lyon, France; this year I was in a home in Lingfield, England, near Brighton. They have funny traditions on New Year’s, those Brits. They all sang Auld Lang Syne at the top of their lungs and kissed every single person in the room. (This took a while.) This year I was with a man who loves me; that was nice.
In 2005 I learned concrete things… I wrote, “How to drive a stick shift car,” and “How to sell a house without a real estate agent.” In 2006 I learned bigger, more abstract lessons. I learned my own worth, and that love is all around me and I just have to reach out for it and let it in; I learned to be responsible for how incredibly powerful I am. I’m not always graceful with that, but I’m starting to get it! I learned to set clear, concise boundaries and just say so when something doesn’t work. That will make a difference forever — I will never be bullied again.
I’m proud of my Dating Game and being inspiring to so many people (especially that the valedictorian named me during graduation in May as the most inspiring prof she’d had) and my assisting with the Wisdom Course all over Europe.
This year I celebrate the night we skinny dipped in Mykonos, Greece and hollered out our New Moon intentions. I loved Mark’s, “I will skinny dip every year for the rest of my life!” I celebrate meeting wonderful people from all over the world. I celebrate really getting and living the phrase, “The world is my oyster.” I feel like I have become a citizen of the world this year, and it makes so much more possible. I celebrate that even though I am far away, the love with my friends and family in the U.S. has not gone anywhere. I celebrate the night with Lori that we saw The Blue Man group in the piazza in downtown Lugano and that Lori got a glimpse of “having it all” when she was here — I’ll never forget when she realized she could eat as much pastry and cappuccino as she wanted and she wasn’t gaining any weight!
This New Year’s I celebrate that I have had the opportunity to spend so much time with my Mother. What a rare and special treat. This year I celebrate that I am financially responsible. I celebrate Swiss chocolate and finding love and new friends. I celebrate travel.
2006 held more beauty than I can possibly describe. I think, too, for the first time I can say that if something were to happen to me, I have a sense that my life has turned out now; I have been a success. There was always somewhere else to get before… it hadn’t turned out yet. I have only begun to scratch the surface now, but life is beautiful, and full, and good. I’m thankful to have done and seen so much.
Especially I celebrate the power of intention; in 2004 I created COMMUNITY as the context for the year and I have that. Last year I said LOVE and I have that beyond anything I could imagine. 2007′s context is ABUNDANCE.
I am already so present to that I am rich in my friends. I celebrate you! Thank you all for being part of the adventure! Come to visit! Babies and friends are welcome, too.
What will 2007 be about for you?
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