The Invitation

The end of another year is closely approaching as we are one month short of the last quarter of 2021 and a new year will soon follow. With only four months remaining, this is a time for inventory. Identify what has been working well this year and make a conscious choice to take it with you into the coming year. Identify what you need to be letting go of which no longer serves a productive purpose in your life. Is there a long-overdue desire within you yearning for something new, something true, something other than what you have been living? Is there something new that has come into your life this year that you never had before? It could be an opportunity or it could be a special person. If you're reading this, a part of what I am saying is intended for you. I invite you to explore the depths within yourself as you continue reading all the while giving yourself permission for your true wants and desires to emerge beyond all limitations...

I dare you to let go... let go of the old ways of thinking that plague your mind with creeping thoughts of not being "good enough," "worthy enough" or just "enough." Let go of the pain that you've been carrying, the sorrow that dims the Light within you, the regrets that occupy your heart, the failures that haunt you, the sadness that blinds your perspective, the old ways that hinder your progress... I dare you to just let it go! Replace all of it now... Allow yourself to explore life and replace the old baggage with success, happiness, forgiveness and gratitude. As death is part of life, failures are part of the journey as well.

While some doors close, others await eagerly to be opened. For without failure, there cannot be success. Without death, we cannot value life. Without contrast, we would not know the difference. Although this is sad, it's also true. If you don't experience pain, then you won't recognize happiness. If you don't experience heat, then you won't recognize cold. If you don't experience darkness, then you won't appreciate Light. Even in my darkest and saddest moments during my lifetime, I cherished the light when it presented itself at the end of a dark tunnel. When life challenges you, fight and don't look back. Keep working towards breaking-through what gets in the way. Stay focused and don't allow yourself to be defeated. Remember that the end to the old can turn out to be a relief, like weights lifted off your back that you didn't even realize that you had been carrying. Welcome new beginnings...it's human to be a little scared of what is not yet known, but more often than not, new beginnings bring about necessary changes that result for the better.

Success is sometimes achieved through paths least desired as it doesn't always come easily but, although it can be challenging at times, these sacred paths are necessary. I believe that these challenges serve to strengthen us and streamline the journey. Sometimes, at the very least, to acquire knowledge of what you don't want, which is absolutely priceless, you identify what you do want with clarity. These type of experiences are invaluable although many would prefer to be spared just to avoid the growth pains.

There is an eminent fire burning within all of us with the desire to be all that we can be. A fire that flames with strength and conviction which, if allowed, would burn through all restrictions and limitations. Make the choice to allow yourself to be the best version of yourself and allow your higher self to emerge with all of your might and ability. Strive towards your goals, dreams and desires in the coming year. Make a conscious choice not to carry the baggage of the past into the new year. This is your time. Be all that you can be, so you can have all that you deserve and don't hold back, reach for what you want. Keep all else behind you. For the past is not the present and therefore does not have to take part in your future. Embrace what was past and all that it has given you for everything was a blessing to get you to this point, release it and claim what you want. Make the shift - this is your time! I dare you to accept this invitation and to assert your new position in life. Today you can choose to move forward or you can continue on the same old path and stay in the stagnant pattern of reliving the past. You have the power to choose. Like a game of chess, what's going to be your next move?