To Give Ourselves A Gift

As my last post stated, I am Wiccan, which means that today is my New Year. Most people make resolutions on this day but I think, personally, that one should not need a special occasion to change their lives for the positive. I am of the school of thought that if I have to mark it on a calendar for some future event, then I can't really want to change it that badly. Maybe I am just not really ready to make those changes. If one has to procrastinate it, then one is still afraid of it on some level. Perhaps it is fear of failure that makes us want to put it off, fear of the person you will become or the sacrifices you may need to make or those you may need  to leave behind. Whatever the reason, I just think if one wants to change, they can..in that very moment. So today, instead of saying that I will strive to meet some goal and give myself the next 365 days to accomplish it,  I am going to give myself the gifts that I have been denying myself in some way or another up to this point.  Today, I vow to gift myself with more understanding, more patience, more time and more self love. I will gift myself with more knowledge, all the blessings bestowed on me by family and friends, acceptance, joy and abundance. Today I will allow myself to be at peace with my world, to not worry about whether or not everything is going to be the way I think it should be and  to show my appreciation to those around me for the countless things they bring to my life. Today I will honor myself, and in doing so I honor every teacher and mentor I have ever had, no matter what the lesson they taught. Today, I gift myself with life and not just mere existence. All of this and yet so much more, I will give to myself  on this Pagan New Year because let's face it, if we don't give ourselves these things, no one else is going to either. I hope any who read this today will also gift themselves with the things that will enhance their lives and make them even more precious and special than they already are. If everyone was able to do this, I truly believe the world would be a much more understanding and harmonious place. Happy New Year to all my fellow Pagan's out there. May you all be blessed brightly this coming year!! For all the Christian's out there who may be reading this, I have not forgotten about you... Happy All Saints Day! For all those who fall in between or on the outsides of these definitions, I wish you all a beautiful day full of possibilities.