A new year.  A clean page. A fresh start. I love New Years day!  Today is a great reminder to take a moment to express gratitude for the multitude of blessings in the year past and then step forward into new adventure; to create space for all the growing to come; to embrace change; to clearly set intentions and goals...stepping forward with clarity and purpose.          

It has struck me while reading friends' status updates and e-mails over the past couple days, how many people are struggling with finding the happiness from the past year and are blocked by the challenges they faced.  It is sometimes hard to see past the difficult times. I encourage you to take a moment today or in this coming weekend, to sit quietly and reflect on both the challenging and the sparkling memories that have shaped your year. Take a moment to express gratitude for friendship, family, safety, good food and love. Make sure you lock those wonderful moments into your memory as you move forward.  I have put together an audio recording with a short guided meditation with the intention of providing closure to 2009 and creating space for the great giggles and lessons with which we are about to be presented.  Enjoy!

I wish you all a happy, healthy, peaceful, blissful, exciting, adventurous and playful new year!

• Meditation