Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.- Hal Borland 

As you no doubt know by now, the world did not end but an energy did and for that I am very thankful. The tug of war that 2012 has been for most people is lessening and we are shifting into a much nicer way of being. For the majority of people that I see or communicate with in some way, have had it has been quite the year with a  huge amount of growth with some of it feeling like they were being squeezed through a knot hole backwards. My words, not theirs but I am sure there is a ripple of agreement out there.

I completely adhere to the belief that we all create our own lives and I keep this in mind on a daily basis, including when I am shaking my head at the wave of vibrations moving through that feel like a cattle prod at my backside. The universe is fantastic, vast and held together magnetically and we are some pretty attractive magnets to all of the fascets and whirlygigs that keep us moving forward.

The year of 2012 has been all about here's your lesson, would you like me to smush it in your face? I've had more epiphanies this year than the rest of my time here and I don't believe it is because I walk my talk. It is because the energy has a weird sense of humor and evidently likes me shaking my head and in the words of one of my bestest friends saying, well that was interesting. Of course in this instance interesting really means bleeped up. When things are this mixed up and seemingly in a one after another sequence, sometimes the only thing to do is throw up your hands and surrender.

This is what I did this year. I surrendered to wherever I was meant to be, however I was meant to get there and in whatever shape I arrived. Some of the months it wasn't pretty and I showed up dog tired with very little pep and other months I was invigorated by the potential of my path. That path could simply be the laundry got caught up and I had time to read a novel! You know what happened when I did this? Life got easier. It has less stress and it totally removed that what if I make a mistake thinking. So what? What if I did? At least I tried. One of the quotes I love is by Michael Jordan; "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something but I can't accept not trying."

What if this year you give yourself permission to try something new, something that scares you, something that you feel you have no talent for? What if? Think of the possibilities? It makes me giddy. You know what else makes me giddy? Miniatures, I love them, but other than that? This YEAR MAKES ME GIDDY! The energy of 2013 is exciting and has glitter. Ok, maybe that is an exageration... you have to bring your own glitter. However, 2013 is set to be the year each of lands on our own stage. The size of the stage will be determined by your desires and your clarity in your life but I promise, we all have a stage. Perhaps yours is in dating again after a break, expanding your business, or finding a way to find your own voice. It doesn't matter what the offering is, just that you are willing to come out from behind the curtains in your own life and stand in your light. Are you ready to do that? Are you willing to do that? I thought you were!

Now, should you need time to decide how to approach the stage, that is fine, take it, be sure, feel confident but don't hide. If you try to hide from you, you will find yourself because you go wherever you go. Did you follow that? If you find yourself pulling back who you are, stop and take some time to ask why you want to hide. It may be old behaviors or old belief systems that didn't get kicked out previously. That is ok, really it is. We are the accumulation of our experiences and the more we lighten up about where we have been and get curious about where we are going, the better life gets!

At year end a lot of people get caught up in the making resolutions and "I'm going to change this or that aspect of myself" game. If only they realized it was possible every moment of every day to shift their experience...imagine the fun!

So, how about it? How about this year? How about realizing every day is an opportunity to grow, to shift, to have fun, to learn, to love, to walk, to run, to breathe, to sing, to hug, to giggle, to shimmer and to accept that you are amazing and yes, the only you so why wouldn't you shine?

Step out on that stage and take the applause, you deserve it. :)

I want to thank each person that has been in my path, and who are yet to be. I am more of who I came here to be because of the interaction and beyond filled with gratitude for this last year of IMMENSE growth and self acceptance. You were part of it whether you know it or not and I appreciate you. So, till we meet for the first time, or again, have a fantastic New Year and a celebration of you!

I have attached an end of the year and beginning of a year process that can help to move energy along. It works well for a full moon process too so it's PERFECT for this year as we have a full moon and a year end!

Viewing life with a BIG stage in mind,
Vicki

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Full Moon Practice or End of Year Procedure

The full moon is a wonderful time for manifesting even though it is typically thought of as a releasing time. It is in fact that, but it is only through releasing that you can bring in, so what better time than the full moon to take advantage of this!

Spend a few moments of time and write down anything that you would like to release. This can be behavioral, emotional, physical, or even situations that you would like to release. You can do this in list form or you can journal out. However it comes to you is how it is meant to be.

Cleanse your sacred area with an opening prayer, a sage smudging, and/or by burning some incense. Invite your guides, angels, masters, or teachers to be at your side throughout the ceremony. If you do not have these items, no worries, just surround all with white light and take some nice deep breaths.

Light one or more candles. Look to the skies. Breathe in the night air. If you live in an area where you cannot light things, again, go with the white light, but try to be outside.

One by one, read out loud the words you have written on your slip of paper. Set your intention to release the item/addiction/attitude from your life. Set it to fire and place it in the fire proof container. If you have a campsite barbecue or bonfire going that's perfect, just toss the slips of paper into the fire one by one. If you are doing this ritual with a group of others take turns reading your words. If these things are too personal to read out loud, read them silently to yourself. Just remember...our words have power. Saying - "Be Gone" audibly and loudly can be very freeing. This ritual can be very emotional while it is cleansing, but most important it is great to remember to have some fun!

Thank the spirits. Be safe. Put out the fire. If you have, due to necessity, done this ritual in your home, please remember to take the ashes out and scatter them to the four winds. This will carry the energy and allow the releasing to happen. Besides, it is a lot of fun to watch it go and know you did something to take care of you! 

THE NEW MOON and Beginning of Year Procedure

The New Moon and New Year is a great time to affirm what you want to bring into your life and your path. As the phase of the moon shifts it allows us an opportunity to focus on our own shifts.

This moon encourages us to dream, to use our intuition and to create out of the greatest possibility. Does it get any better? So, I intend for you a month of manifestations that bring all that you feel is in your highest interest. I encourage you to keep in mind to be mindful of what you ask for as you may just get it. Luckily, the stages and shifting of energy continue so we get to do it ten more times this year!

You can't do anything wrong with the process below so have fun and dream well. 

You may want to print this out, just a thought.

1) write out a list, (write it out so it has your energy attached) of all those things that you would like to be done with. This can be literal such as clutter in the home, a person in your life, weight, sadness, whatever you would like to not have in your life anymore, write it down.

2) take this list and wrap it with a red ribbon, yes yarn will work too, any shade of red. Put it aside.

3) now, take a deep breath and center back in and write all those things or experiences that you would like to bring into your life, such as financial abundance, love, travel, fun etc. Whatever makes your heart sing and roll that up and wrap it with a red ribbon.(red ribbon is not necessary but does amp it up.)

4) Starting three days before and three days after will be the strongest energy, you will take these lists outside, to keep the energy out of your house and to send into the universe, and starting with the one where you let go, burn it, being safe to catch the ashes in a fireproof object. When it completely burns out and there are no embers, blow the ashes out into the universe wishing them well and feeling lighter because you have released all that stuff you have been carrying.

5) Now, take the other list, the one you are wanting to bring to you and burn that as well. You are following up with positive energy and a statement to the universe that you trust. Even if you feel this is silly, it will still work so no worries. Repeat the part about blowing it out into the universe and then take a moment to "see " your life as it will be.

6) Remember to say thank you before going back inside, to the universe but also to yourself for participating in your own journey.

Kids love this ceremony, yup probably because they get to burn things, but also because it makes sense to their energy so have them do the above mentioned process as well. Just be sure to respect their privacy and allow them to write whatever they would like. Teaching them it is ok to ask is a great thing too!

Be safe in your burning and let the manifesting begin!

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." Carl Bard 

I am sure by now that you are aware that there is some speculation that the world is ending tomorrow. I can't count how many times I have been asked this question in the last few years and really, I am very happy that this date will pass and we can move on to other topics. I would like to point out that it is already Friday the 21st in twelve other places as I write this, so therefore, if the world is ending on the 21st, I missed it because I seem to be sitting right here composing this blog.

This situation like any other in our lives is one of choice. Will you feed into the hype and the marketing of this fear or will you remember New Years Eve 1999 with fond memories and an awareness that yup....we are still here even though it was ending then as well?

I have noticed so many people live beyond where they are. They are living in the supposed future so much that they can't even tell you what they had for lunch or who they spoke to that day because they were not present. This is a habit we get into I believe, and the nice thing about habits is they can be shifted or changed as one grows.

I am certain the world is not ending as a whole but I do know that the energy is shifting at such a degree it is can feel like an ending. We are completing a long process of using force and mental capabilities as well as conviction and entering a time of allowing, conscious thought and intention. This shift is one that I am so grateful to be experiencing and while it has been happening for quite some time, the push is indeed this weekend.

I have felt very strongly that there is a sort of entry point, think of it as a train tunnel, and this entry point is where we are to pass through into the supportive, kind, loving way of being. Those that have been aware the other way of living does not work for them will have a fairly uneventful shift. Those that are afraid or simply unwilling to shift to this place will, in my humble opinion, experience the proverbial cosmic two by fours. These can be an experience as mundane as a flat tire right up to the crossing of themselves physically. Of course, once they cross they will be in a place of acceptance and the tug of war they felt here physically will be no more so it will be similar to being here in the energy anyway, but I digress.

Bottom line? How do you want to experience your journey in this new, exciting, so vibrationally jazzed energy? Do you want to go kicking and screaming through it or do you want to glide through with a sense of connection and appreciation for YOU and your journey? Guess which one I am choosing?

I would suggest that you use this weekend, the solstice, the new beginning, the planet alignment and Hayley Terris birthday (shout out! woot!), to surrender your ideas of fighting, struggle, conflict and strife to allow in the beauty of the gift we are being given. In this time of holidays, it would be an opportune time to remind self of just how wonderful this universe is and how grateful we can be just to experience the gifts it offers.

The shift that is happening is going to allow things to manifest VERY quickly so please be aware of the energy you are offering and decide consciously to be in a feeling of flow and allowing. The manifestations will meet you where you are energetically so if you aren't offering the highest of self there will be evidence of this very shortly. The good news there is you always have the opportunity to shift and to offer up a higher vibration.

Whether you see this as an ending or a beginning, it really doesn't matter because there is an eternal loop that happens and each ending is a beginning and each beginning is part of the ending before it. Focus on where you are and how you would like to experience this journey you are on and you will find that you start to really enjoy those transitions. You can start from where you are right this moment. ah ah ah, stop looking backward, start from right where you are now..and now....and now...get the picture?

I am so grateful to have you as part of my journey and all the lessons and amazing opportunities I have had with everyone, whether we have met in person or not we are part of a whole. Each individual has the amazing ability to decide how they are going to feel and I am feeling very grateful.

Take this day to assess how you are feeling, how you would like to feel and then how you will arrive at that feeling. You can make small steps, no giants required here, just make some movement so you will be with me along this ride! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee  Hands up!

I will see you all on the other side....of December 21st. :)

Viewing life from the aerial perspective,
Vicki

www.vickibaird.com

“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being un-apologetically you.” 

― Steve Maraboli

 Can you imagine that? Can you feel how it would be to go through a day and just be you? The freedom to feel whatever you want, when you want and be able to articulately express it in a way that brings awareness and completion to self. Of course, we all have this right but is the ability there?

I have found in my work that most of the time people do not even realize that have this right never mind having been taught to show up as themselves and no one else. Not the person your parents wanted you to be or your first partner or the boss who signs your paycheck, but just you. My belief is that if we don't start doing this for ourselves we will be missing out on one of the greatest parts of being human...us.

Unless we learn to listen to self and be willing to be brave enough to step out on the stage of our own lives we will continuously be shortchanging ourselves. I am not saying rent a billboard and tell everyone how fantastic you are, although if you want to, go for it, I am saying simply holding that energy of "I'm good and whatever is going on around me does not define me nor does it have to short circuit me unless I choose to allow it to."

The theory that the world is ending brings that BEST time to shift how you have been living. I mean think about it, if it was ending wouldn't you want to be authentic in your last couple of weeks, days, minutes? I know I would but I also know it isn't ending and even when we croak, it's not ending so therefore my focus is a bit different, but I digress. If your physical life in this time was coming to the transition place, wouldn't you want the opportunity to look at it and see where you could be in alignment more or get there?

Well, we have that opportunity every day it's just most of us don't take it because no one is putting our feet to the fire and we are great procrastinators. I have been using the whole December 2012 energy to ask myself if how I am living is how I want to be living. Is who I am who I want to be? How can I bring more light and joy and clearing to myself, my body and my soul so that when I do croak I can have that all important meeting with myself and say "ya know what kid, ya did ok."

I am going to challenge you to do the same and not because I feel my way is the only way but because I KNOW how good it feels to be authentic and to be able to be who you are without apologies to anyone, especially yourself and I want you to feel that good too. No, it isn't a constant state of blissed out I love ya man, but it is pretty darn good to be in it the majority of the time and to know that when I am not, it is possible but also my responsibility to raise the vibration.

So, where is your life are you not being authentic? Where are you going through the motions and not living to your true nature, whatever that might be? You don't have to change all of it at once, choose one area and shift that and then allow another and shift that. If you need help, you know where to find me.

Use the humans tendency for drama and each time you hear something about December 21st, 2012, stop, breathe and ask yourself if you are in alignment with self and if you get a no, ask gently how you could help you get there. Yes, it feels a bit weird at first but once you get used to checking in with you, you won't be able to go back to the old way of hiding, or lying to self. It just won't feel right any longer.

For all the obligations of the holiday season remember to check in and see if you really want to participate because if you can't go authentically, then you shouldn't go at all.

Viewing life from a place of gloriousity today,
Vicki

www.vickibaird.com