By now - November - we are deep into Autumn. Autumn calls for a celebration of the year's harvest so when Winter arrives, there is space for planning our next steps forward. Thanksgiving is just around the corner - a time of reconnecting with loved ones to celebrate and share the year's prosperity and abundance.
Each one of us has things to be thankful for; each one of us has a personal harvest. Some of our harvest has been a taking in; some has been a letting go. Neither is better or worse. November is a great time to reflect on your year and give thanks for all you took in and all you let go.
To have powerful flow in our lives, energy must move in both directions: in and out. Filling up brings nourishment, growth and fullness from what is; emptying out brings a clearing of what has passed and spaciousness for what's next. Both are aligned to the highest good. Honor both the times of filling up and the times of emptying out.
Whatever ways the flow has moved through your life this year, recognize it as a gift. Fullness and spaciousness both serve; you must empty out the old to make space for filling up with the new. This month, express your thanks for both the fullness and the spaciousness life offered you this year:
- Reflect on your year and notice where things flowed in and where they flowed out; observe how each fed your life in a positive way and give thanks.
- Celebrate the flow in your life in 2013; find a simple way to acknowledge the abundance you received this year. It may be financial, but it may also be in other forms. Give thanks for all kinds of abundance in your life (e.g., clarity, time, freedom, creativity, money, relationships, ideas, etc.).
- Share some of your harvest with loved ones; perhaps you serve up a big Thanksgiving meal, or perhaps you carry the year's lessons into your relationships in a positive way.
- Recognize that you live in a prosperous, abundant Universe in which there is plenty for all to receive and share. Notice where you feel lack in your life and explore what blocks your ability to easily and freely receive prosperity and abundance. Take steps to move beyond the blocks and into the bounty of what is available to you.
