Nox Amicus

There was a new moon early this morning, so it’s time for the last New Moon intention for 2017.

It’s been quite a year. I started in January with self-awareness because I knew I wanted to be present for this year – I wanted to deliberately and mindfully watch myself as the wheel turned. Having the concussion in late January moved me to learn many new things about how my brain and consciousness work and work together, so February’s work became about self-discovery. March brought a call for self-forgiveness, while April turned to self-determination. I don’t think it’s an accident that my mother passed away during self-determination. May was consequently about self-expression – having started to truly feel the ability to express myself without censorship. June was self-improvement as we headed off to Greece and July brought self-advocacy as I felt as though I needed to fight for my role in work. August was about learning how to bounce back from within as I explored self-resiliency. In September I was faced with my human-contact-paradox so I started to work on self-attention. October was the beginning of harvesting all of the work of the year, so I began self-reflection. November was about gearing up for the hectic times ahead as I concentrated on self-care.

It’s been an interesting year. Lots of darker times – I had a concussion, a job-loss scare, my mother died, my partner had emergency surgery, two trips to Europe (not negative, just physically taxing), my brother in a health crisis, and shifting relationships. Each one reads as negative at first, until you dig down and realize the lessons learned from each one. Not just silver linings – but things to genuinely be grateful for.

So as the days start to grow longer this week, and as the Moon begins to brighten in the sky – I am choosing this work to be self-celebration. Not in an ego-centric or hubristic way, but just to recognize that good things have happened and smile with gratitude.

Wishing you and yours all the blessings of the returning light. May you all find causes for celebration, and find your spark of hope in any darkness.