Greeting Sunny Optimists,
I hope all is well with you this fine day. I am so enjoying writing this Winter Dreaming series for you. I had not realised I could make so much of it!
And, we are not done yet—big smile :).
We are now well into January when daylight increases, but a deep winter chill remains with us. I am still huddled in my winter warmies as the arctic wind dances around me. Brrrrrrr. And yet I so appreciate this time of year. I love feeling cosy in my winter nest. I like to poke my nose out every so often to see if anything is happening. 'Not yet' is the message, 'Too early, go back to your rest'.
Mother Earth is my guide for our Winter Dreaming together. I see how tranquil she is at this time. Not a lot is happening on the surface. It can be somewhat counterintuitive for us to remain in a reflective being state. January feels like a bursting forth towards tomorrow energy. But this 'bursting forth' is Spring energy rather than Winter energy. If we push or leap into too much action, we are riding over our need for extended rest and rejuvenation.
There is a delicacy needed to flow into the New Year in the way of wholeness and balance. So the gentleness of bringing our Dreaming wishes into form is where we will focus this week.
Enjoy:)
Weaving your Dreaming Wishes into form
It is now time to weave those aspects you are taking forward from last year with the wishes revealed from your time in the inner Dreaming cave. I love the image below. In the darkness, our desires are like pulses of light. It is now time to bring these light pulses into form. To delicately manifest and nurture them ready for planting come the Springtime.
I recommend that you gather your Dreaming notes and begin to sift them into territories that call to you. Examples of your territories are aspects of your life like vocation, spiritual life, learning and development, finances, relationships, wellbeing, travel, leisure, etc.
Take your time with this and let the process ebb and flow for a while. Then, when you feel you have settled on a territory, craft a single sentence that best captures your desire for this part of your life. Start the sentence with the words ‘I will….’
This way of formulating your sentence signifies intent and indicates forward motion. It does not let you become tactical too early:) Next week, we will spend time on intentions and goal setting. These practices move us to more clarity of the ‘what’ and the ‘how’. But for now, just hover like an eagle over your life.
Below is one of my sentences for 2022, which I offer to help you get started.
I will explore avenues for my writing that brings new connections and insights to this time of my life called Elderhood.
Repeat this process until you have a maximum of eight statements. If you find you have more than eight, please review them to see if there is overlap. Perhaps there is a way to take a higher perspective that would bring two or more together. The reason for this is so as not to overtax your remembering of them.
I invite you to keep going until you feel complete and happy with your statements for 2022. Then breath and know that you have done good work:)
Cherishing your ‘I will’ statements
Now that you have brought your territories into the form of ‘I will’ statements, you can cherish them in many ways. Here are some suggestions, but feel free to follow your own sense of what is best for you.
You can take each of your pieces of paper and beautify them. You could then place them in a folder or in your journal. Last year, I kept mine in an envelope on my altar. I then took them out every so often to see what might be unfolding.
You can create a vision board. This is where you could marry each of your sentences with an item of nature that you collected last week. The board lets you see the totality of your dreams in one place. It also enables you to play with interconnections. I suggest you place your vision board somewhere visible.
Another option is to create an altar that holds the energy of your Dreaming in a Sacred way. Again feel free to add items from your walks last week to your alter. Every so often, you can light a candle and sit quietly there. You can send prayers to your desires and invite them to manifest in a timely manner.
There is no rush, no pushing needed here. Just gentle, loving energy that honours yourself as a Soul that has come here on purpose to live into the Sacred Dream of Life.
And so, I am complete for this week.
I hope you enjoy bringing your dreams into a form that inspires you for 2022.
As always, I would love to hear about your reflections.
Ann
PS I am grateful I’ve the time and energy to get to Sunny Optimist this week🥰
Lovely, Dear Ann.
For now:
I AM peaceful and hopeful. Remaining in high vibration.
💗🕉💖🙏😇
Always grateful for Sunny Optimist!!!