Did any of us ever envision ourselves turning the calendar over to 2010? I'm not sure the realization has sunken in that we have come this far.
Doomsday prophets and earth change gurus had said long ago we would be destroyed by now. It is true that 2009 saw the demise of many things, and millions of people around the world had their lives irrevocably altered or shattered altogether. And yet, amidst the chaos, something remains.... Hope.
Maybe it's the energy of Hope that keeps me Believing in infinite possibilities, even when reality might suggest otherwise. After all, wasn't that the energy present at the birth of our Universe 15.4 billion years ago? From something as small as a seed in the palm of your hand, everything we know in the physical realm was born in an act of Divine Creation, exhaled in a moment's breath of infinite possibility.
That is the true Potential of the Void, the character of Hope. It is this essence which we can embrace as we start a New Year, and approach the blank canvas of our lives with brush and paint in hand. Let us claim our birthright anew in fresh energy, free from the bonds of past challenges and perceived failures from what is now ancient history.
So many people begin the year looking at the mountain, believing they have to ascend to its height in breakneck speed, instead of realizing small, slow, steady steps with our eyes and heart focused on the goal will get us where we want to be.
We can choose a clean slate and fresh start to the year simply by choosing to let go, and see our world day by day full of limitless potential.
