VERONICA LEE

When we experience things that are not physically visible, we may wonder if they are real or actually affect us. For example, when our hormones are wreaking havoc on our systems – as they do for teens and pregnant women – we don’t always identify what is really going on. Rather, we react with the impact of this unseen force, sometimes subtly and other times quite intensely. Like hormones, energy is a powerful, unseen force that affects all of us. Although the sun didn’t stop shining and the earth didn’t collapse around us on December 21, 2012, the impact of the energetic shifts we are experiencing is enormous.

Like the teen or mother-to-be, collectively we have entered a huge evolutionary transition. Spiritually and humanly, we are becoming a grander being.

And, unfortunately, like the hormonal surges we’ve all experienced during times of major physical growth and change, these energetic surges can affect our emotions as well as our other bodies. We may find ourselves feeling uncertain, angry, lost, blissed-out, weepy – sometimes all at once – at the drop of a hat.  

Energetically we are experiencing a “divide” within us. This can feel like a great loss, as if we are grieving. Simultaneously, there is also a “quickening.” Excitement, anticipation and even anxiety can well up within us for no perceivable reason. As we expand into greater awarenesses, things begin to feel like a paradox, which only adds confusion – of course!

Simply acknowledging the unseen forces and their notable affects will help ease the intensity. Although there may not be visible signs, you can rest assured that you are not imagining the energetic shifts of our times.

It’s extremely helpful to recognize that you, as well as our planet, are in transition.

Knowing you’re not alone is not only comforting; it can make it easier to find information and resources. It’s also nice to note that transitions, by definition, imply a phase. This transition is temporary. By remembering “this too shall pass,” you can put whatever is going on in perspective.
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Although we can generally predict a pregnancy to last nine months and the teen years to last, well, during the teen years, it’s not so easy to predict how long this transition will last. First, each of us is an individual and we have our own paths and soul intentions. Second, the human collective acts as sort of an energetic unit that greatly influences the individuals within it. However, this collective unit is expanding, which – in essence – is creating “more space” in which each individual can create his or her own reality more easily. In other words, there’s more room to grow and accelerate your personal transition.

One of the challenges of waking up before the masses was the sense of being different or alone. As we continue to move into the new energies, we are finding "our people."
  
Most "lightbearers" have been shining their wisdom for others from "above." In this New Age, not only are our lights becoming brighter, they are connecting with the lights of others - we are coming together!
  
As such, it is time to come down from our sacred mountaintop and reconnect with other lightbearers as well as our "soul families." Much of the work we have been doing has supported the shift and by communing and working with others, we create even greater miracles for the whole.

Set your intention to find "your people," open your heart, and create ways to commune, collaborate and simply enjoy each other!   

As one year ends and another begins, it's easy to fast forward into determining our goals and desires for the new year.... to focus on those resolutions.
 
Instead, why not take time for reflections?
  
In our go, go, go world we can forget to stop, rest and reflect.  Whether you spend a day journaling your personal highlights of 2012 or set the intention to be in a reflective state in your next meditation, allowing the emptiness between what was and what may be can be both insightful and rejuvenating.

Here are a few ways to create the space for reflection:

• Journal - What was the summary, or highlights, of your last year? What areas did you experience growth? What lessons did you learn? Where were the obstacles and how did you feel about them?
• Meditate - Breathe and simply allow whatever arises. When a thought comes along, you can greet it with, "This is an interesting thought. Let me observe it." And do your best not to engage; merely witness.
• Peruse - Look at your personal writings, artwork or photographs you took from the past year. Contemplate them with as much compassion and observation as possible. 
• Feel - Reflect on the relationships in your life. How do they make you feel? What other feelings emerge when in a reflective state?
  

There is nothing wrong with resolutions (unless you use them as an excuse to beat yourself up) but making room for reflections can not only give us the time and space for contemplation, but we can - just might - discover gratitude in the process.