One of the beauties of the holiday season is that we celebrate light during the darkest time of the year. Often though, these celebrations serve as a distraction to keep us moving at our usual fast pace, avoiding the natural rhythm of winter.
Winter is a time for us to slow down and explore deeper aspects of who we are. While New Year resolutions can be the push we need to take care of ourselves, the commitment to the treadmill is often just another way to keep us running from our own inner sense of self.
The holiday season of lights is there to remind us that our inner light burns bright in the darkest of times. Bringing light into the darkness is the act of making the unconscious conscious.
If we light a torch in a dark room we can see clearly the contents of the room and which obstacles stand before us. Internally, as we direct our attention onto the light of consciousness, we gain a deeper perspective of the content of our mind.
Identifying and letting go of our limiting beliefs allows our entire self to become free to expand in new areas and to breathe in the greater experience of life. Even if we know this to be true, we may continue to avoid engaging such a process since a new state of uncertain possibilities tends to be more threatening than the familiar and comforting (however damaging) current beliefs.
The narrowness of our minds believes that we are not smart enough, don’t know enough, aren’t worthy enough, not good-looking enough, or that we are selfish. We spend our energy trying to cover up this dark truth in the hope that others won’t find out. We are scared of being exposed for what our narrow-mindedness has convinced us be the truth about ourselves.
In our culture it is very common to address isolated symptoms rather than address the underlying cause. By labeling people by their faults rather than their virtues we are able to temporarily boost the ego. We rationalize each situation without addressing the constant trigger that is our own limiting belief about ourselves.
Once we acknowledge that we have limiting beliefs, we free ourselves from thinking that we are these beliefs. Then we can feel far more comfortable slowing down and tuning into self. Such a realization invites a true sense of freedom. Not the freedom that comes from defending our belief systems, but the freedom that no conflict or idea can dissipate, and no schedule can bury.
As you make your New Year resolutions, make sure they serve the unlimited you. Rather than declaring yet another tiring war against your own body image or life situation, connect to motivation that it rooted in love.
For myself, when I exercise and eat healthy, I feel calmer, clearer, and lighter in both mind and body. Taking care of my body is a way of taking better care of my spirit.
Happy New Year. May the pure light shine within you, and guide your way on.
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