Once In A Blue Moon

I’ve often heard about opportunities that come around “Once in a Blue Moon” but until a few years ago I thought it was just a figure of speech as I had never *seen* a blue moon. A Blue Moon is the name given to a Full Moon occurring for a second time in one calendar month. Blue Moons occur about once every two and a half years.

In 2009 we experienced one Full Moon on December 2 and today, December 31 we are experiencing the Blue Moon which is a second Full Moon this month. Today also happens to be New Years Eve – a day where we are all collectively perched on the edge of one cycle (2009) preparing to step together into the flow of the next (2010).

The Blue Moon represents a ‘rare opportunity’ that can also be seen as the ‘chance of a lifetime’. The celebration of the New Year represents a chance to look back at our past, see what no longer serves us and ‘resolve’ with ‘New Years Resolutions’ to make changes in our actions in order to align ourselves more with what we believe will create peace in our selves and in our lives.

TODAY IS THE PERFECT DAY to accept the rare, energetic gifts of the combination of the Blue Moon and the celebration of the dawn of the New Year, by allowing them to assist me in setting clear, purposeful, inspired intentions for myself. These intentions, when nurtured with INSPIRED ACTION will assist me to EVOLVE into the person God intended me to be, thereby making each and every day the PERFECT DAY filled with rare opportunity.

The tag on my Yogi tea bag this morning said, “By honoring your words, you are honored.” What words do I choose to honor myself with for this New Year?

I love myself unconditionally. By acknowledging, accepting and nurturing the child within me as I would nurture one of my own children or grandchildren I honor the gift of life that I have been given.

I provide myself with quiet, safe space to explore who I am, to discover, to breathe, to ask questions and to be peaceful enough inside to hear the answers.

I provide myself with artistic outlets such as photography, 3D modeling, sculpting, drawing, music and painting. I honor my gifts in the areas of the arts and I provide loving encouragement in my creative explorations that assist in me in discovering new avenues of communication and expression.

I take joy in providing myself with healthy, whole food and regular exercise whether it be walking in the woods, dancing, Yoga or walking around the block. I allow myself to awaken and blossom into the gift of my physical body with activities that energize and assist me to align my Mind, Body and Spirit so that my physical presence becomes a strong and balanced vessel that carries the precious light of who I am and who God intended me to be.

I create loving relationships by being as compassionate a friend to myself as I am to others. I contribute, assist, support, forgive and encourage others while creating healthy boundaries that lovingly contribute, assist, support, forgive and encourage me. By loving myself as I do others I create peace within myself and am therefore at peace with others.

I welcome each day as a new beginning in which I release that which no longer serves me and allow myself to grow beyond who I currently know myself to be. Each new beginning brings with it the opportunity to strengthen myself and therefore strengthen my contribution to the world in honor of all beings - human, creature and botanical. My commitment to myself assists me in remaining grounded while I take both leadership and supportive action in community causes and events that resonate with me.

I joyfully commit to myself and nurture the seeds of my vision with daily practice in which I honor my Mind with education and introduction to inspired ideas and people, I honor my Body with nourishing food and energizing physical activity that creates harmony in my physical presence and I honor my Spirit with love, self respect, forgiveness, compassion and acceptance of myself and of others.

As I joyfully welcome 2010 I look at every day as a PERFECT DAY filled with rare opportunities and chances of a lifetime. Let the celebration begin!

with love and gratitude ...
Lisa