It’s Samhain, Halloween, the end of the year by one calendar. An excellent time to look back and see what is working from the past year, and what isn’t, and what it’s time to be done with. One fun little way to make that concrete is to write down what you’re done with and burn it in a backyard bonfire. We’ll be getting some dry firewood for ours tonight, since all the wood out back is soaked from rain.
A year ago pretty much nothing was working for me, and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do next. I wasn’t sure I wanted to keep writing. Or if I could keep writing, even if I wanted to. I did know what I never wanted to allow again, and that’s valuable to learn. I approach my writing business differently now as a result.
But last year’s “done with it” led to this year’s happy writing, and who knows what the next year will bring? You can’t move into something new if you’re still hanging onto the old. So now’s an excellent time to evaluate a little, to see what’s not working, and write it down and throw it into the fire, and mentally let go of it. New ideas, new work, new opportunities are waiting, just ahead.
It’s also a good time to celebrate everything the year’s brought. What have you harvested?
Happy New Year! I’m glad this year is going better for you. I’m working on evil plans, and hope next year to have things going differently in my life as well. Hope you and yours have a Happy Halloween. 🙂
P.S. RT… Columbus…just sayin’.
We did something like this in Scotland around New Years a few years back, except we burned a Viking long ship. It was great running through the streets of Edinburgh with long candles (looked like torches) that were later tossed onto the boat. Felt very cathartic. 🙂
This year I’d have a lot to place on a fire…if I had the backyard to build one. :/
We have a big backyard fire pit. One of the coolest things about our backyard. : ) Your long ship sounds fantastic, what a great ritual!
Evil plans take thought! *g* Thanks, Happy Halloween to you, too. And I am considering Columbus, it’s close enough to be possible.
It was actually a lot of fun. The most fun I’ve spent near a New Year in years. I hope we can do it again someday.
I can only imagine. I don’t think I’ve ever done anything spectacular for New Year’s, I have a new goal in life now.