On New Year’s Eve we went cross-country skiing (on snow that clumped a little too easily…).
But I do believe we set the New Year off right by shoveling a path to the outdoor fire place to build a fire.
We wrote our successes and things-we-could-have-done-better in 2012 onto paper that we fed to the flames. Symbolically, this helps to release what has happened in the past to make way for the fresh start we can experience with a New Year.
So far it has been beautiful!
crunchy snow..
howling winds that remind me how alive I really am…
the red hue of the sun setting in the forest…
creaky trees swaying above…
time for rest and dreaming after the busy holidays…
searching deep in my soul for strength, courage, and wisdom to be more fully me this year…
(oh, and lots of baking, sewing, writing in my journal, reading, and herbal things!)…
Hope your year has gotten off to a great start, too!
