The New Year Collection
How to make a resolution you'll keep.
The New Year is rolling its way across the world tonight and people will be marking it in many different ways (some even abstaining all together). It’s also a time when so many of us use the turning of the year to make resolutions and start new things. I love resolutions. They are so useful and they can also be harmful—just like most things. New Yea…
January isn't June
Here in the northern hemisphere the natural rhythm of the new year is one of a return to growth. But the change doesn't happen instantly. There are all sorts of steps and conditions that have to be met before the results of that shift can be seen. It’s the same with the changes you want to see in your life.
Maybe it's the New Year or maybe you just got some rest.
Yesterday we talked about how January isn’t June and that while the sun is moving in the more generative direction again, there are lots of little steps that need to get us to realization of what we want. So why do we have all this energy for trying new things in January?
It's not about how bad you want it.
Are New Year Resolutions even effective? Do you want the good news or the bad news first? I laugh as I write that because those thoughts are a perspective and one that we can change too. So here’s just the news about trying to make change in your life.
How can I think about having a great year when the world is mess?
I want you to start taking actions towards your own dreams so we have more people taking action towards our good, collective dream. Yes the world is a complete shit-show and maybe it always was and maybe it’s a privilege to only be seeing it now (or whenever you did before now) and there is a lot to do. The trick is we have to get moving on doing som…
Twelfth Night: imploring the pursuit of dreams, joy, and faithful companions.
Today is Twelfth Night and the historical end of the Christmas Festival. So if you already put in a full week of work remember your not too distant ancestors were still on holiday. Twelfth Night is also my favourite play of Shakespeares’ comedies. It is very silly and filled with inverted roles, love triangles, and mistaken identity. It starts with …