IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERSTAY YOUR WELCOME
My experience is that the friends we meet and interact with are in our lives for as long as we are of value to each other. Once we're no longer growing or learning from the relationship, we naturally drift apart. I say naturally because it needn't be a traumatic event when relationships change, as long as we realize that there will always be people in our lives that reflect some aspect of ourselves. Pain and heartbreak only come when we try to hang onto something which is no longer ours by right of consciousness and, as a culture, we tend to leave claw marks on situations and people that we¹ve long outgrown, simply because we fear there will be nothing after they leave. Or we fear we will be nothing after they leave. So, the more we vibrate who we really are and what we really want to do, the more people like that we attract to ourselves, and the more fun we have and the clearer we are to follow our dream. So know that you "welcome" others into your experience by virtue of your vibrational stance, and the only way to change how you're vibrating about something is to change your mind, i.e., change your thoughts about it. If you're having a little trouble grasping that concept, give me a call and let's see if we can clarify it together.

YOUR WORLD REFLECTS YOUR THOUGHTS
Whether we believe it or not, we are all living out today the result of every thought we've had up until now. Realizing that is the good news. The better news is that we can change it if we don't like it. There IS no bad news. Rather than thinking what a jerk your boss is and telling all your friends about what a jerk your boss is, begin to consider that perhaps she's just doing the best she can, perhaps she feels overwhelmed with more responsibility than she can handle, perhaps you could help lighten her load and try to see past the outer drama to the person beneath who needs your love and understanding. Ouch, tough one, huh? The way to change a situation is to change your attitude about it. Fake it until you make it? Absolutely!!!

BURNING BOWL CEREMONY
So, here you are nearing the close of yet another year. You've made progress in some areas, and found a level of comfort in other areas and there were more than a few fires to put out, but you're ready for some changes. You've decided it's really time to consider stepping out of that job or out of that relationship, or out of that apartment. (Don't freak yet, we're just beginning to consider the idea right now, okay?) A fun exercise is to have a burning bowl ceremony. I have a large earthenware bowl I use, and I put a few pebbles and some sand in the bottom to begin with, and place the bowl aside. Then I sit and make a list of all things in my life that I'm ready to come to conclusion with. I write as much about each subject as it takes to feel that I have gotten my feelings about it on paper. I usually write that I'm grateful for the lesson each (person or event) has brought me, and that I want all parties to have peace about the matter. I write down the lessons I've learned from it and then I write about what I'd prefer to be happening rather than what is happening. Then I take all my pieces of paper and take my burning bowl outside and state my intention that in burning each paper, I am resolving the issue and putting it behind me, that all parties are continuing to grow and prosper in the Light. That any time my mind turns to this subject, I will consciously state, "this matter is being handled in the highest and best way possible, and I therefore need give it no thought right now." Within 30 days, you'll witness the magic doing it's work! This is not hocus-pocus, this is conscious co-creation at its best.