It is here! The New Year! 2024!
We all look forward to a wonderful, fresh start when a new year rolls around. What are you looking for? Improved health? A new job? Better relationships with family and friends? A trip to a faraway place?
These are all wonderful goals. Before you look to the future, take a few minutes to think about what things did not go well in 2023. See if you can decipher why those events went from perfect to chaos. Remember to take responsibility if you had a role in why things did not go according to plan. If the fault was another person or group of people, maybe look at whether you need to have them in your life. We all need to shed the things and people that do not serve our life.
I suggest that you add a couple of things to your goals. These are:
-regular exercise
-meditation at least once a week or more
-deciding to put healthy, wholesome food into your body
-being loving everyday
I do wish each of you a fantastic 2024! I believe that for all the wars and corruption in our politics around the world, that 2024 will be a positive year for all people, if the person lets it be.
Happy New Year!
Many blessings,
Judy
For those of you that have asked questions about how to set your intentions for the new year, I would like to share a beautiful ritual that one of my friends sent to me several years ago.
I do not use this at New Years, however, this ritual is certainly right for that purpose. I do use it to set intentions for any time. It is powerful to use this ritual with the New Moon.
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This is the initial technique - Setting Your Intentions for 2023 or any other time:
You start by asking yourself 4 questions...
Then you write your answers. I feel into my body to identify in my heart what I am being drawn to create from the year. The MOST IMPORTANT part is to write it as if it has already happened.
As an example / template, here is an excerpt in part of what Maureen Collins (an artist) wrote for the category of business:
I am so grateful that this year became such an amazing journey of openness and discovery in my business, as it moved into the corporate world and lecture stage larger than ever before. I was able to deliver my shared vision via “What If? The Movie” through divine energy to hundreds of thousands of souls that were not only open to the information but contributed to the content collectively... AND they further delivered it to many more through word of mouth. This wisdom known to us all was a huge success with so many experiencing heart felt shifts and changes through the material offered by many like-minded souls. It became a place of safety and conversation for all who viewed it, and grew to include new audiences of those opening to the materials being offered by me and other contributors. The opportunity for the community to converse with one another about their own positive belief and pattern changes was a blessing and a joy to my heart, showing me the possibilities for all communities of the world. I loved watching and hearing the shifts and changes clients and friends and family were experiencing as they also awakened to how amazing and powerful they truly are, and reveled in the moments they shared with others in the community ...which triggered more openings and shifts and more sharing and so on. What fun... and so effortless and flowing... I felt like a kid again with all the discoveries...
You get the idea... write it as if it has already happened AND makes sure you include how you "felt" when it happened. Do this for each of the categories (there may be some overlap but the categories are designed to allow for specifics in those four areas of your life). This is a POWERFUL exercise that almost acts as plan for the year but flows through and creates a vibrational resonance with what you are desiring. You can do this over the next couple of days... I promise you it will really make a lovely impact. Then print it out post a couple of copies in places you will regularly see them to remind you what you are creating.
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Ritual: Burn and Release from Maureen Collins…
On a sheet of paper, I write out all of the things from the current year that I've outgrown, no longer want in my life, no longer work for me, and anything else I feel I want to shed and leave behind. On a separate piece of paper, I write all of the things I can think of and feel that I want to grow and expand in the new year. I then burn each paper in separate dishes or shells, making sure all pieces are turned to ashes. Then, when cooled, I put them into separate envelopes or containers (film canister, Ziploc baggie, etc.) and mark "to shed" and "to grow" on the container. Around 5 minutes before midnight, I start visualizing all the things on the "to shed" list, and see them slip away, see them blown away and washed away, out of my energy field, out of my life and out of my reality. I go out side and pour the "to shed" ashes into my hand and let the wind scatter the ashes away and release them and all they re present, as the old year fades away.
After midnight, after blessing the new year, with the second container "to grow", I visualize all of these goals, desires, etc. coming to fruition, to this level of reality. I bring that envelope down to the garden, and with a stick dig a small hole, then plant these ashes in the earth, near a tree or in a special place, (for those in apartments, I encourage them to use their favorite houseplant). The ashes are a reminder of the life cycle, the power of nature and the honoring of Mother Earth, that these seeds of hopes and dreams are nurtured into reality, in the coming year. This is a ritual that I've shared with many people, and even had a group in Ireland do it one New Years! You may want to try this and tweak it and do it a way that suits you.
Happy New Year and many blessings!
Judy
GOOD BYE, 2023!
I hope that you get to party with family or with friends. I hope that you celebrate all the good things that happened this year. I hope that you bless the things that did not go according to plan and set them behind you.
I think that we celebrate the ending of each year because we believe the next year will be so much better! We all hope to find new ways of doing things, lots of abundance, lots of love from new relationships and from existing friends and family.
I wish you a happy New Year’s Eve!
Blessings,
Judy
Boxing Day means that Christmas is over and one must prepare for the New Year. Boxing Day is also the day of amazing sales in retail stores and online. The tradition of giving staff the day off the day after Christmas as well as giving them boxes of food and boxes of gifts (usually items that the household no longer requires) has been lost. It is no longer a day of sharing with others - it is a day of accumulating stuff!
Some folks have traditions for Boxing Day such as seeing friends or relatives and eating up the left overs from Christmas Day. Others use the day to go skiing or skating. Some go hiking and if in the mountains, snowshoeing.
Some of us take the day to rest and enjoy reading or watching a movie.
Whatever you choose to do, have a wonderful Boxing Day.
Blessings,
Judy
This picture is from Microsoft Clip Art
The information in this article comes from The Information about Ireland Site Newsletter, The Newsletter for people interested in Ireland (http://www.ireland-information.com). We thank them for putting out such detailed information to share with all of us.
The Celts celebrated Halloween as Samhain, "All Hallowtide" (the "Feast of the Dead," when the dead revisited the mortal world. The celebration marked the end of summer and the start of the winter months, and 1 November began the Celtic New Year.
During the eighth century, the Catholic Church designated the first day of November as "All Saints Day" ("All Hallows'" -- a day of commemoration for those Saints that did not have a specific day of remembrance. The night before was known as "All Hallows Eve," which, over time, became known as Halloween.
Here are the most notable Irish Halloween Traditions:
Colcannon for Dinner: Boiled Potato, Curly Kale (a cabbage) and raw Onions are provided as the traditional Irish Halloween dinner. Clean coins are wrapped in baking paper and placed in the potato for children to find and keep.
The Barnbrack Cake: The traditional Halloween cake in Ireland is the barnbrack, which is a fruit bread. Each member of the family gets a slice. Great interest is taken in the outcome as there is a piece of rag, a coin and a ring in each cake. If you get the rag then your financial future is doubtful. If you get the coin then you can look forward to a prosperous year. Getting the ring is a sure sign of impending romance or continued happiness.
The Ivy Leaf: Each member of the family places a perfect ivy leaf into a cup of water and it is then left undisturbed overnight. If, in the morning, a leaf is still perfect and has not developed any spots then the person who placed the leaf in the cup can be sure of 12 months health until the following Halloween. If not. . . .
The Pumpkin: Carving Pumpkins dates back to the eighteenth century and to an Irish blacksmith named Jack who colluded with the Devil and was denied entry to Heaven. He was condemned to wander the earth but asked the Devil for some light. He was given a burning coal ember, which he placed inside a turnip that he had gouged out. Thus, the tradition of Jack O'Lanterns was born -- the bearer being the wandering blacksmith -- a damned soul. Villagers in Ireland hoped that the lantern in their window would keep the wanderer away. When the Irish emigrated in their millions to America, there was not a great supply of turnips so pumpkins were used instead.
Happy Hallowe'en!
Blessings,
Judy
Picture of a lit candle from Microsoft Clip Art.....
"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however. " - quote by Richard Bach
Years ago, after taking a sales training course, I started the year off with making a list of 101 wishes that I had for the coming year. I still do this! On New Year's Day, I will sit down and write out my 101 wishes, and as I achieve them, I will check the item off as complete.
The first several years that I worked on this task, it actually took me several days to complete the list. You see, being younger, and knowing that I must wish only for those things that were entirely for me, it seemed like a difficult task. The object is not to be selfish. The object is to wish for the one person that you can be absolutely certain that you have permission to select "goals" for. When you wish something for others, without their permission, you are actually interfering in their lives by thinking that you know what is best for them. That is pretty egotistical! It is easy to wish things for others. However, when you run into difficulty in wishing stuff for yourself, like I did, what you are seeing is that you are not comfortable asking for things for yourself. Becoming comfortable asking for wishes, help, or even defining what it is you need, is a learning curve of stepping into one's own power.
What if what ever we asked for for ourselves automatically benefited ten other people? Would it be easier? The answer is no. Because we know other people are directly involved, we become even more reluctant to wish something for ourselves - because we might make the wrong choice. Let me make one thing clear. Our Angels tell us over and over that there are not any wrong wishes. Even though someone on the outside may judge a wish as "wrong", what that person is really saying is that it is a wrong wish for them, and yet it is the perfect wish for you. We are individuals. Everything that we wish has ripple effects that act as a change agent and it is all good.
And, what about wishes? My great aunts taught me that wishes are part of something that they called “Wish Magic”. When the wish is very clear and concise and when the wish is something only for you (don’t wish for things like peace on earth unless you say, ‘peace on earth for me by Nov 30 2023’), and when you do not be labour the wish, then all wishes come true. In today’s terms, you are manifesting and manifesting out into the future. Some also say that wishing is practicing the Law of Attraction. Remember that all wishes may take a long time to process. In all things, finding patience and balance is part of the magic.
This year, I will start my list with things like:
1. I wish that my blog readers total one-half a million views by December 31 2023. Note that the request needs to be specific, and that how that gets accomplished is left to the Universe.)
2. I wish that I win a Lotto 649 for a million dollars by July 31 2023. (This is part of abundance wishing.)
3. I wish that my herb garden is self generating this spring of 2023.
I offer that preparing this list of 101 wishes is a good way to tell Great Spirit and our Angels And Guides what it is that you want so they will begin working on fulfilling what it is THEY think you need.
When I have completed my list, I will send up all of the wishes with the flame of several candles, and then blow the candles out, much like blowing out the candles on a birthday cake. Well, it is the birthday of a New Year, so I guess that is appropriate.
Have a wonderful New Year's Eve! Happy days ahead!
Many blessings,
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