How's about closing-out 2008 with a little 'Completing the Cycles' Meditation? 1) Imagine two bubbles in front of you... let's say a bit bigger than a beach ball but not bigger than a house.  Imagine one bubble is labelled "Bubble 2008", & the other "Bubble 2009". Now start imagining a cascade of all the stuff from last year you'd love to forget... ... from politics to economic crises to panic-attacks to bad hair days... ... from dreams forgotten to plans mislaid to auld acquaintances to 'guilty-pleasure' tv-watching... & let that whole avalanche just start filling-in that "2008" bubble, & watch (or imagine) it bulge... Include anything & everything, from old/dead goals or mockups to old dead 'new years eve' promises to just plain un-fun events... in fact anything you'd like to get rid of... From stuff that's annoying to just mildly disturbing... Just bundle it up, or imagine a fork-lift, & just shove it all in there... And just for a moment, notice if you feel any different as you imagine this... perhaps a little lighter, clearer... Or maybe your thoughts get just a little less hectic, your space just a little bit less 'busy'... 2. And now on to Step Two:
Now take a moment to Remember all your Successes from 2008 (or just your Favorite ones), your Joys, completed Creations... the Fun Times... Excelsior! (You may even want to write some of them down, to remind you of 'battles won', eg. a 'stash of smiles' for rainy days...)
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