As the new year rolls around, most of us have completed 6 weeks of celebration and are getting back to ordinary life. When I was a tax consultant in public accounting, all celebrations ceased from Jan 1 until April 15. It was normal to have no fun and not a lot of sleep for at least 3.5 months. In fact, when a friend of mine had her first baby, her agreed upon part-time schedule for “busy season” was for no more than 40 hours a week. That obviously was not a good work / life balance, but work / life balance was never advertised in public accounting!
What is the appropriate ordinary time / celebration time balance now that we have crossed over into a new year? That is a great question for each of us to take to our souls.
The qualified answer from my soul was another question. “What is it that you consider to be a celebration?” Does celebration mean the 3D version of celebration of parties, presents, family gatherings and fine food and drink? Or does celebrating mean living life authentically and gratefully for all that we create and experience on a daily basis? The later is what my soul is guiding me to consider for the energy of celebration.
As an example, Ginger Withee’s automatic signature for her emails is a quote from Hafiz, a Sufi poet. “Today the vegetables would like to be cut by someone who is singing God’s name.” The celebration is in the energy of how the ordinary action is being done. The high frequency is infused into the common act of slicing vegetables.
My intention for 2023 is to celebrate the ordinary because the ordinary really is pretty wonderful. The beauty and awe of the daily action of the sun rising and the sun setting. The comfort of spending time with a friend or loved one. The joy of dancing by myself or with friends. The anticipation of seeing my dog waiting by her bowl for the kibble to show up. The power of sitting in the silence and knowing myself as one within the energy of the universe.
All of these are times to celebrate. So – I will. So – I AM. May every moment feel extraordinary because every moment is a celebration.
Gratitude to Gerd Altmann for the image.