Birthdays

Celebrations of the day we were born are common in our culture. Our family and friends show their gratitude and love for our time spent on this amazing planet. We acknowledge hope for many more spins around the Sun. Birthdays can also inspire us to reflect on where we are and where we have been as we look forward to where we are going.


I recently celebrated another birthday and with all the craziness and chaos happening in our world these days, it allowed me a greater opportunity to tune in and reflect. I took a drive around this beautiful Island and took in its beauty and abundance. I was in awe and it inspired a deeper sense of wonder within my awareness. 


Birthdays signify an ending of one year and the beginning of a new one. In the ending of one year (& all that came before it), an invitation awaits us to lovingly assess our journey to date. To be witness to the path we have taken thus far in our lives. We acknowledge the gains, the losses, the ups and downs. We are also asked to sit in the comfort of knowing ourselves through our choices as well as to sit in the discomfort of painful truths. As we look within and celebrate the joyful expansive nature of our lives, we are filled with love, gratitude and a sense of purpose. As we look within, we also bear witness to the darker, denser emotions and parts of ourselves that have yet to heal. It can be quite sobering – but in seeing both sides – it can be quite liberating as well.


In my inquiry, I revisited a couple of relationships that still leave me perplexed, sad and a bit irritated. Well, isn’t that interesting? I grapple with ‘would haves’ and some ‘should haves’ but in the end, I do appreciate each one for the lessons and the love and the pain. I continue to learn – I continue to heal.  


There is so much to lean into – so much to learn.


As the end of one cycle comes, it opens the door for a new one. As I reflect on the coming year(s), I ask myself ‘what is it that you love to do’; ‘what is it that you want to do’; ‘what is it that you are done with for now’. Those questions evoke some joy, some wonder and some fear of the unknown. I continue to sit with those queries and await some clarity on next steps. 


I often tell my students, ‘if you do what you’ve always done, you will get what you’ve always gotten’ and my personal trainer reminded me of that last week! Now, if you love what you’ve always gotten –how do you enhance it? There is always more…. But more isn’t always better – unless it is (and only you know that for you).


So, as you celebrate your next birthday, I invite you to broaden your perspective – take stock of your life and how you are living it - ask yourself what it is that you want (or want more of) and what you are done with for now. Lean in and be curious with yourself as you lovingly assess your journey. Be willing to be surprised. Be willing to be honest with yourself. Be willing to love yourself as you are in this moment – love your life in this moment – and to know from that place – conscious choice to change is possible.


What a wild, adventurous, and humbling ride. Welcome aboard for another birthday cycle.



Much love & light as you evolve and heal, 


Brenda

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