Strange greeting, right? Why would a New Year’s greeting be written in reverse??
The purpose is to call attention to the backward way we sometimes go about trying to create what we want as we begin a new year.
As we face the blank canvas of a fresh new year, our focus tends to be on conditions outside of ourselves – a new car, a new place to live, a partner, a better job, etc., and while there is nothing wrong with wanting any of that and more, it does matter where we begin.
We get the order wrong, or at least in a way that doesn’t serve us, when our attention is on manipulating and orchestrating the outer conditions of our lives to be a certain way in order for us to feel a certain way inside. We want the things we want because of how we will feel when we have them – satisfied, validated, loved, successful.
If the feeling is really what we are going for, why not start there? Each of us has enormous potential, often untapped, to create our inner state. It is common to believe that how we feel depends on what happens to us; that we are merely responding to outer circumstances and how happy or unhappy we feel depends on those circumstances. We can live from that perspective, but to do so is to forfeit our power.
There is another way to approach a new year, or any day of your life, which is to see yourself as the one in charge of how you feel. If you see yourself as the one at the helm (and you are) of your thoughts, feelings, and choices, you no longer need to rely on outside circumstances in order to feel a particular way. As Solomon Katz states in his book, Beauty as a State of Being, “The galloping horse of the mind actually has reins.”
How do we go about cultivating the feeling of having what we want when it does not yet exist in our 3D world? Imagination. Your imagination is a powerful tool in creating the life you desire. Sadly many of us use our imagination to frighten ourselves with scary yet unlikely scenarios. However, we can choose to use the focus and power of our imagination to create what we desire.
If it’s success you are after, imagine how will you experience that success in your life. How will you talk when you’re successful? How will you dress? How confidently will you carry yourself through the day? Can you imagine that in your mind’s eye? Can you feel how it would be to be successful? That point, right there, is where we truly start. This is where manifestation begins.
As with any new practice, it can be challenging at first to cultivate the desired feelings out in front of the manifestation, but when we accomplish that, we become a vibrational match for what we desire, and in that alignment, it comes to us. The interesting part is, when we practice creating the feeling inside first, the more empowering and exciting it becomes to be the master of your inner state. Certainly the outer things we attract to ourselves are always fun, but there is a freedom and a power that comes from not depending on them.
And so I wish you a Happy New Year, in the correct order this time, working from the inside out.
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