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Tuesday, 19 December 2006 16:46 |
| | Janese Johnson |
New Yearës has been celebrated for 4,000 years.
It began in Babylon around 3,000 B.C., and was celebrated during the Vernal Equinox, which is the first day of spring.
It made sense to the Babylon that spring should be the first day of the New Year since they planted new crops and experienced the blossoming and richness of life that the earth provided.
The original holiday lasted for 11 days with lots of fun, music, and resolutions for the upcoming year. A popular resolution by the Babylon in 4,000 B.C. was the return of farm equipment ÇƒÓ not the drinking, smoking, losing weight, resolutions that are quite popular today.
The
calendar in those days was continually being changed and soon came out
of sync with the sun cycles. In 153 B.C., the Roman Empire attempted to
fix this problem by creating yet another calendar declaring Jan. 1 as
the New Year. The calendar was still tampered with until 46 B.C. when
Julius Caesar came up with the Julian calendar that is still being used
today.
It is amazing to
me that in more than 6,000 years of doing resolutions year after year,
that we no longer really make the commitment of making the changes to
heart. How many do you know really have made drastic changes in their
life through their resolution? Is it possible that it is not as
effective as it was 4,000 years ago because we are coming from a view
of trying to get rid of a "negative" instead of holding an intention of
a positive? If we look at the Babylonës resolution we can see that his
or her goal was to make right by someone else, and it was proactive and
decisive.
When we hold a
goal in our minds and we know what we need to do to accomplish these
goals, they are more likely to succeed than if we just state what we
want than if we state what we donët want. It is like getting in the car
and saying that you want to get somewhere, but have not planned any of
the trip or have any idea how to get there. We are not likely to get to
our destination. Of course, if we planned it, got the directions, and
did the act of driving to the goal, then success is likely the outcome.
We all have
goals or desires of things we would like to see come into our life. New
Yearës is a great time to rethink or restructure the goal plan. Instead
of making a resolution of something that you want to see end, why not
see the New Year as new beginnings.
Instead of goals losing weight or quitting smoking, why not set goals of your desired weight or being cigarette free?
What new
beginnings do you want to create in your upcoming year? Is it doable?
If not, then break it down in smaller goals. I think the important idea
is that we have to believe that the goal or desire can and will come
into our life. After the desired goal is written on paper, what actions
and steps are important for you to do to accomplish this goal?
Sometimes all it takes is just holding a clear intention of the goal,
and you become a magnet for that outcome. After writing it down and
acting in ways towards the goal, the most important thing is not to
give up on the goal. Keep believing in it no matter what is happening
in the outer.
Sometimes we
think we are holding a clear intention of our goal, but inside we do
not feel that this can be accomplished. If there is conflict within you
regarding this goal than looking at the conflict honestly will help
clear the way for the intention to be stronger. Feeling the end result
will also help strengthen the intention.
We all deserve love, peace, happiness, and abundance! May your upcoming year be a year of all of these. Happy New Year!
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Janese Johnson
has been doing intuitive counseling nationally for more than 20 years.
She may be contacted at janesej-at-buncombe.main.nc.us.
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