In 2010, I learned these things:
1.) One must embrace all things and learn to make friends with those things that you resent in yourself and in others-- not banish them-- because YOU are ALL of you, and to love only part of someone is to not accept/see them for who they truly are. To hold close what you fear, is to learn who you are. Only then can you let go.
2.) To love change, even when it is terrifying and lonely. There are no ends. Only a constant flow. Do not believe in anything that seems certain or stationary. It is an illusion.
3.) To let go,by not letting go. To breathe. To feel. To be still. To see-- one thing at a time.
And...to BELIEVE.
4.) No matter what they say...no matter what your mind tells you, you CAN do anything. The only thing that happens when you say, "I am too old, fat, ugly, different, _______," "it's too hard," "I'm not good enough," etc. is that you let yet another year go by without living. Embrace that which you love. (It will only be the same story next year if you don't).
5.) You cannot master a practice-- or anything-- the first time. Try again. And try again. And try again. It will come.....And should you realize part way through your practice that this is no longer for you...move on. YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU WERE, EVEN A MOMENT BEFORE. And do not fret...It will come again.
6.) To love...is enough.
Happy New Year, everyone.
I love you.
~ Genevieve
And as for 2011: welcome, whatever you are. :)
I feel an adventure stirring. And I am ready.
...Let us begin. :)
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