Janus

The ancient Roman God, associated with doorways, choices, and transitions// He looks to the future and the past.

As a God of motion he looks for passages, causes actions to start and presides over all beginnings.

He is shown having two faces looking in opposite directions, regarding what is behind while simultaneously looking towards what lies ahead. Representative of contemplation on the happenings of an old year while looking forward to the new. The month of January was named after Janus because the month represents new beginnings, it is the doorway month into the new year where anything is possible should we choose to create or take opportunities.

get well, be well, stay well

If you want to get well, be well, and stay well, you must look to the very source of your health -- your consciousness. Your consciousness is the wellspring of beliefs, behaviors, and emotions that set the stage for your state of health

"Thoughts have the peculiar quality of becoming their physical equivalents," said Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich.

the Law of Attraction -- what you think about the most, with the highest degree of emotional intensity, is what you attract into your life. The Law of Attraction works like this: Your thoughts and beliefs lead to emotions, and these emotions drive your behavior. Ultimately, these thoughts and emotions cause their physical equivalents to manifest in your life and your body. This happens because your consciousness programs your autonomic nervous system to carry out your beliefs on a physical level.

If you think about leading an active, healthy life, then this is what's most likely to become a reality for you. Drawing on this knowledge is one of the most profound and effective ways to change your life for the better.

Christine Northrup, MD

epictetus

The Greek philosopher Epictetus said it beautifully more than 2,000 years ago: "People are disturbed, not by things (that happen to them), but by the principles and opinions which they form concerning (those) things. When we are hindered, or disturbed, or grieved, let us never attribute it to others, but to ourselves; that is, to our own principles and opinions."

American psychologist Albert Ellis, famous for developing rational emotive behavior therapy, explained that "how" people react to events is determined largely by their "view" of the events, not the events themselves.

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letting go

cease clinging to anything.
release with full acceptance into the stream of present moments as they are unfolding.
give up coercing, resisting, or struggling, in exchange for something more powerful and wholesome which comes out of allowing things to be as they are without getting caught up in your attraction to or rejection of them, in the intrinsic stickiness of wanting, of liking and disliking.
it is not a holding on with our hands. we hold on with our minds.
we get stuck ourselves, be holding, often desperately, to narrow views, to self-serving hopes and wishes.
choose to become transparent to the strong pull of our own likes and dislikes, and of the unawareness that draws us to cling to them.

//wherever you go , there you are

For a New Beginning

In out-of-the-way places of the heart,

Where your thoughts never think to wander,

This beginning has been quietly forming,

Waiting until you were ready to emerge.

For a long time it has watched your desire,

Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,

Noticing how you willed yourself on,

Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.

It watched you play with the seduction of safety

And the gray promises that sameness whispered,

Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,

Wondered would you always live like this.

Then the delight, when your courage kindled,

And out you stepped onto new ground,

Your eyes young again with energy and dream,

A path of plenitude opening before you.

Though your destination is not yet clear

You can trust the promise of this opening;

Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning

That is at one with your life’s desire.

Awaken your spirit to adventure;

Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;

Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,

For your soul senses the world that awaits you.

John O’Donohue

fate

noun

-the development of events beyond a person's control
verb
- be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way

what does it really mean? what is meant to happen and what is ultimately in our own control. or is it both? and how much has this idea changed with the current age of technology. this word has been on the tongue recently in multiple conversations. the way people can come in and out of my life. there has been a lot of thought processing going on through working with different people at my school and it is opening up so many new windows to my soul. i am very grateful.

"There is an unseen life that dreams us. It knows our true direction and destiny. We can trust ourselves more than we realize and we need have no fear of change. "

//John O’Donohue

cycles

i catch myself in a whirlwind of repetition. i found a few of my old journals from college and it is very interesting to read. how far i have come, yet how i remain so stuck at the same time. every year i gain new perspective and eventually i will get it. i know i will. but for now i have to learn to be patient with myself. to not create an atmosphere of judgement in my thoughts. to start giving/listening to my own advice. 

“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” Eckhart Tolle

as we all know it is so much easier said then done, but why does it have to be? what is it that i am looking for or not looking for? the void that holds me back . what created these walls in my life. the feeling of being jaded. what keeps me from letting go? from getting close to people. life is indeed a process. out of the billions of people in the world i cross paths with the exact people that are meant to teach me something, to change me. i want to become a yes person. to every opportunity that arises. open my eyes

“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” Lao Tzu

Christmas town!

Get on board YOUR LIFE this holiday season! Now that's a slogan I can (need to) hop on. Don't let that train pass you by. So often I tell myself , 'i'll just catch the next one.' But You are the only one that can create excuses for yourself. Just remember that it's not always beneficial to stay in that comfort zone. Every moment of every day we have the decision to be happy. To do exactly what we want to be doing. And to not feel bad about it. To, with out comparison and with out judgement, understand that there is no right or wrong. It's all about what you are passionate about. What makes you tick. And don't feel like you have to know exactly how to make it happen. Follow your intuition. 'We learn the way on the way!' Don't put it off. 

One of my favorite quotes, 

"every passing minute is a another chance to turn it all around." //vanilla sky

shanti

Words

"The words you tell yourself become the house you live in. Choose wisely what words you brainwash yourself with every day, are they words of love and care, or are they negative stories that deprive you from being the strongest version of yourself."  //iheartintelligence.com

my time

"Wherever You Go, There You Are" //Jon Kabat-Zinn

i  have been experimenting with meditation. its my attempt at slowing my mind. at calming myself. and i do it as soon as i wake up. to set the tone of the day. this has been going on for maybe 3 months now and i like it. the definition of meditation has changed a lot over this short period of time. the frigid air in my apartment has a lot to do with whether or not i do meditation in bed or actually get up, and walk downstairs into the one warm room in our place that my sister usually has preheated for me most mornings.

but i have learned that i dont have to get up as soon as my alarm goes off for it to count. meditation is a conscious thing and it can be at any point in my day even if for 1 minute or even a few seconds of deep breaths to re center myself. that quote up there by jon kabat-zinn has taught me a lot of this. thats the name of a book he wrote. i recommend it highly. if you have ever tried meditation and have given up bc you didnt feel like it was working or you didnt know if you were 'doing it right' , please read this book. because its not about right or wrong, its about how you are feeling in that moment. self care. acceptance- good or bad. processing thoughts, or not. breathing. 

take the time for yourself. you deserve it.

shanti