Are you ready to let go of the “default mode”?

We aren’t as alone as we feared! 

I feel the gentle call this time of year to turn my gaze inward and contemplate how my own seasons are shifting and changing. To explore my inner landscapes and take a look around to acknowledge the light as well as the darkness. To open up space within perhaps that has accumulated over the past days, weeks, even months.

The questions I hear are: What may I be ready to let go of? What no longer serves me? What can I release and open up space for, knowing that after the Winter journey, Spring will inevitably bring new blooms? And what am I most grateful for this past year as it comes to a close and anew awaits next month? 

I know I am ready to let go of the “default mode” of self doubt that creeps up for a visit sometimes and messes with what I know is really true. A simple sentence that runs through my mind with I don’t think I can…; I don’t know if…

I am ready to bless and release comments like these because they’ve outstayed their welcome and I’m ready to replace the repetitive familiar tone with, I’m willing to try… ; Let’s see what happens if I… Maybe I can…

And…I am grateful for all of you - for all the incredible support, encouragement, and celebration of getting my first book, This Kind of Silence published and in the hands of interested readers. The reactions, emails, messages, notes, or comments about the impact of my journey on your own I truly treasure. I continue to be aware and in awe of the power and beauty of truthful sharing and conversation when we get real and reveal the vulnerability we didn’t see previously as strength. We aren’t as alone as we feared! 

How about joining me to jot down a few things you’re grateful for as 2019 comes to a close. What I have found about having a simple gratitude practice is this - the more I am grateful for - the more there is to be grateful for. Yes, gratitude grows.