This December at Absolute Write Forums, 19 individuals (including myself) are taking part in the last Blog Chain of the year. The theme is a Wrap up coinciding with the past year.
The participants involved are:
Lost Wanderer – http://www.lostwanderer5.blogspot.com
Claire Crossdale – http://theromanticqueryletter.blogspot.com/
coryleslie – http://corrinejackson.wordpress.com/
bsolah – http://benjaminsolah.com/blog
DavidZahir – http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/
RavenCorinnCarluk – http://ravencorinncarluk.blogspot.com
Ralph Pines – http://ralfast.wordpress.com/
shethinkstoomuch – http://shethinkstoomuch.wordpress.com
Lady Cat – http://www.randomwriterlythoughts.blogspot.com (PREVIOUS)
truelyana – http://expressiveworld.com
misaditas – http://misaditas-novels.blogspot.com/ (NEXT UP)
collectonian – http://collectonian.livejournal.com
laharrison – http://lesleyharrison.wordpress.com/
beawhiz – http://beawrites.wordpress.com
razibahmed – http://www.blogging37.com
FreshHell – http://freshhell.wordpress.com
AlissaC – http://alissacarleton.blogspot.com
Aimee – http://writing.aimeelaine.com
Forbidden Snowflake – http://queryshark.blogspot.com/
I have discovered and learned a great deal about myself this year through being in experiences. I have addressed and cleansed practically every experience that has affected me in one way or another. I have done so for the purpose of self improvement and clarity on my path.
Some of these healing discoveries are listed below:
- I learnt that I can’t do everything and that however much I want to help everyone, I have to be balanced beforehand as I easily run out of energy when inbalanced.
- I realise that one cannot take care of another if they are not taking care of themselfs, and that it is important to have that space and momentum for a person alone in order to regain clarity and balance their energy.
- When inbalanced I shut away for a little while to re-connect with the ground and the things that I love that bring me back to earth, and that clears my vision to regain that balance. Thereafter I can re-connect with others again, within a balanced state of being.
- I learnt that my dreams have always been an integral part of my existence here on earth, and that I have always been living them in one way or another and that there isn’t a set way of existence, as every route has it’s purpose when creation is being channelled.
- I learnt to actively be more in presence through active expressions and purposeful choices.
- I listened to my heart and flowed in the very essence of every experience, and continue to listen to it now.
- Entered my dreams by living them and continue to do so.
- Re-connected with my centre and my love for Artisan crafts thus producing amazing crafts for those closest.
- Learnt that producing crafts for others brings out my complete being and that part of my helping desire is already activated when giving.
- I got involved in positive causes and events in linkage with my love for nature and people.
- I realise that by being involved in such positive actions I am already suporting others and most importantly raising my own self awareness.
- I realise now that I don’t need to help others physically all the time, to know that I am already making a difference.
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Kudos to you for all your realizations! It’s so hard to find your true “self” in a world that involves so much self indulgence — is it real or just a part of what everyone wants us to believe? You seem to have found the real you and that is awesome! Kudos!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A lot of learning and a lot of growing. A very interesting year indeed.
Happy Holidays!
Ralfast´s last blog ..All That He Knows….
SIt all sounds so very Zen. I like it for to find balance is to make sense of your whole and that’s everything in this life. Taking into account all around you is true happiness. I’m glad you found the importance of self-care for far too many women in this life let it be the last thing they discover. You are a wonderful person Ana and you have been very kind to Simone and I, for that I’ll always be grateful.
Warmest regards and a Joyous Holidays to you and Yours.
Claire´s last blog ..The Alternative
You had a very interesting year. It is great to see that you learnt many important things in just 12 months. I hope that these lessons would make you happier in 2010.
Razib Ahmed´s last undefined ..If you register your site for free at
Ana! What a wonderful post! I think wrapping up the year is a fabulous idea. We just stumble through our days in a haze. How important to take stock of what we’ve done, and want has worked for us so that we may repeat the behavior in the future, and drop thing that aren’t working for us.
Heather Kephart´s last blog ..Places not to put your Diet Coke
Sounds (er…reads) like you had a good year!
Its been a busy year for you! Hope the next year brings you more of the same. Happy Holidays!
Great realizations! It’s really cool to hear the realizations that you came to during the year. Hopefully I can learn from yours, too!
Beatrice´s last blog ..2009 was anxious!
It looks like it was a busy and productive year for you. Good going. Keep rocking.
Sounds like a positive year all around!
FreshHell´s last blog ..Stupid Pet Tricks
What wonderful realizations, Ana!! Thanks for sharing this post with us! Wanted to let you know, too, that the holiday festival blog post went up today:
http://motherhenna.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-heart-solstice-blog-festcome.html
So if you do a post here about your heART swap for the holiday or just wanted to even share this post about your year in review and realizations — any post about your heART at this season — please feel welcome to come over and add your perma-link to the entry on our Fest post….
Lots of miracles to you!
k-
Kara aka Mother Henna´s last blog ..How-To: making dolls…part of my solstice fest for you!
What an inspiring list!
You made a lot of discoveries about yourself. May you have a wonderful 2010.
Beth´s last blog ..Oh, what a year!
Beautiful Ana!
I’m inspired to do a wrap up now too!
It seems like you’ve really connected with yourself on mulitple levels this year and allowed a beautiful unfolding and reclaiming of who you really are. It’s so, so nice to hear!
All the very best and thank you for sharing your lovely self!
C xx
Chrissy Foreman C´s last blog ..my journey into community art
It looks like you had an amazing year of insights! I wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the coming year.
Wise words. I know a few people like you who haven’t learned those lessons yet, I may point them here
. It’s hard for some people to realize they can’t help everyone, and, for that matter, they won’t be able to help anyone if they don’t take care of themselves first!
I’m glad you’ve found the right balance, and I hope you have a wonderful new decade.
Lesley Harrison´s last blog ..Sometimes it’s the simple things
I agree with Claire — very zen-like reading today.
I’m stealing your first thought and posting it on my wall at work to remind me how important it is not to try and do everything!
AlissaC´s last blog ..Absolute Write December Blog Chain and Year-End Wrap Up