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Time of great reflection is upon us. The end of the year, as well as the end of the decade, bring the opportunity for introspection.  Amidst the holiday busyness, festivities, and social obligations, it’s very important to find time and space for solitude.

Does the season of winter start for you in the same way as the beginning of fall? Does the year end finding you just as it began? Does this decade conclude with awareness of evolution? In your reflection, take time to appreciate your own efforts. Recognize that you are growing and changing, evermore consciously in the direction that you are choosing.

Ki to Happiness reflects daily on the slow steady process of manifesting the guidance Higher Power offers constantly.

As winter settles in, we are graced with the remnants from our holiday festivities. Gifts and leftovers fill our hearts and stomachs. Having boxed up our abundance and shared it with others, we experience greater spaciousness in our surroundings, as well as in our hearts.

What becomes visible is anything that has been neglected, so it also can be attended to before the new year is upon us. Hanukkah and Kwanzaa continue, bringing light and love through this whole time between National Holidays. May this light and love guide you during all of these holy days.

What continues to need attention? Who has been neglected? Ki to Happiness recognizance the Holy in every day.

Today we celebrate our abundance by offering items that are no longer useful, appreciated, or bringing joy to those who can make use of them. This ritual has begun in Canada, and is a great way to honor the new items perhaps you received yesterday, as well as to affirm the many blessings in your life.

This is occurring simultaneously with the new moon. As such, your generous offering to others will result in several benefits. A cleaner closet, more room in the pantry, as well as signaling the Lunar Cycle of energy to attract what we transmit. This will be affecting the next month, the new season of winter, the new year, which begins a new decade.

How do you foresee the future month, season, new year and decade? What of your abundance can you release, to offer generously to others who perhaps have less? Ki to Happiness knows that giving and receiving are the same.

I wish you all a merry Christmas.

On December 22, 2019, Ram Das exited his physical form. He , who was born Richard Alpert, inspired and uplifted a generation as he infused eastern spirituality into the western social revolution of the 70’s. His eloquence, sense of humor, and connection to human hearts continued to guide many on the spiritual path for generations to follow.

His early work, Be Here Now, awakened me as a young tween to the mantra “Tu Twam Asi,”. Sanscrit Sanskrit expressionloosely translates as “I am That, too.” His book entitled “How can I help?” informed me as a young psychotherapist, and guided my supervisor.He, in these ways will always be a part of my practices as well as my service.

When I was a child, my first best friend was my cousin. He lived down the street from my grandparents who often cared for us all. From time to time I would walk him home, and he would turn around and walk me home, so that I would turn around and walk him home, and then he would maybe walk me home halfway, so then maybe I’d walk him home half of the half way. This is love. Learning Ram Das’ expression “we are all just walking each other home” invoked for me the awareness of that innocent child like love. 

Who is walking you home? Who are you walking home? Where is that home?Ki to Happiness extends a hand to share this walk home with you here and now.

In this day before Christmas Eve, many final preparations are being attended to. Last minute gifts may be wrapped, and a few last items from the grocery store might need to be gathered, and no doubt the bathroom sink needs another scrub.

Preparing the inner realm for higher consciousness to be birthed similarly requires details. The body must be strong and flexible. The mind needs to be focused and steady. The emotions, calm and balanced. And the spirit, willing!

What preparations do you need to attend to on the outer? How do those reflect the preparation necessary on the inner? Ki to Happiness is ready for the inner and the outer to celebrate the Highest!

The upper left US has experienced the gloomiest winter solstice on record. While the sun may have returned, it certainly was not visible here with record-breaking rain. Still, I have faith that the sun is making it’s come back.

I am without gloom! In my sheltered home, with warmth and light, food and water, I enjoy my broad yoga practices which yoke me to my faith. Hibernating, introspection, and integrating the many lessons of the past cycle of light makes good use of this time others refer to as gloomy.

How dependent is your mood on the weather? What yokes you to your faith? Ki to Happiness has faith in your ability to choose to dispel the gloom.

This is my second attempt to post a blog regarding gloom. Lets see if I can post this much now.…

Posting daily since the first day of autumn, 90 days have passed as we have moved through an entire season. Thank you for all you have released. Appreciating your interest, and your personal inquiry into those probing question in each blog.

On this winter solstice, we welcome light’s return in the Northern Hemisphere. This is a season of hibernation for many mammals in the wild. A time of energy going deeply into the roots of plants. And as we allow our natural state to be uncovered, we too may feel ourselves turning inward, deeply integrating the lessons harvested from the last cycle of light.

Amidst the busyness of the holiday season, where can you hibernate? How can you best deeply root? What lessons do you most want to integrate from your past growth seasons?Ki to Happiness is grateful for all that has been uncovered.

On this last day of Autumn, the northern hemisphere awakens to its darkest dawn. Having let go of so much through the season of fall, we may find that we are in a more spacious and timely state of awareness, despite the busyness of the impending holidays.

The Gayatri mantra invokes the light within. Easier to see this inside with less distracting light outside. This guiding light may shine it’s radiance through the upcoming Winter.

Can you take time and space to see this internal light today? Where in your world could most benefit from you sharing this light? Ki to Happiness chooses to share this light during all seasons, everywhere.