A New Year

It's a new year
Bringing in the gratitude, silence, things to work on, new commitments, reflections
Traveling in a timeless space
Set in the bed frame of silence
Entering this new year
Refreshed
Renewed

I ponder the simple treasures that decorate my life
Like 3 loving cats
The sound of their purrs
The warmth as they lay across my belly
The sweet comfort of my husband's hand-
As we doze off in the mid afternoon
I like to look around in my bedroom
Appreciating the delicate peace that exudes our life, our creative spirit
From decorating and living in our room
Thinking of the sweet connections with my mother
As this new year begins with an increasing bond between us

Even in the gifts that float through my mind
I am still aware of the silence that carries the thoughts
Glimpses of quiet bliss whisper in my ear
Like a best friend who is always there

I also think of this new year with commitment
A fresh willingness to renew my spirit and commit to things -
that ignite passion in my soul
I commit with a new inner renewal
to listen more, to allow more, to love more, to judge less, to understand more, to be more
More presence - more nows
More okay with nows

I use this special time of year to reflect a new
In the silence of my room
Even with the little vows of noise
I breath into 2012
I smile
I remember this moment, this life is a gift
Like every single moment

This day  -  January 1st, 2012 -  is a reminder
That every moment is new
And the excitement of life happens when we invigorate in the Present
No longer a hopeless victim
But a warrior of Spirit
Ready to embrace and face and move
Into a waking presence.

Received by Stephanie Sarasvati January 1st, 2012