Don’t expect too much from the new year

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿: 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱.⁣
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All the things that didn’t work out in the old year would certainly work out in the new one!⁣
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All the wonderful things that would surely happen!⁣
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𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵!⁣
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All the things that would fall into place!⁣
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As if the new year would bring a whole new me.⁣
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As if the new year possessed a magic the old one didn’t have.⁣
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Any disappointments from the old year were wiped away because the new year would turn everything around!⁣
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𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗱-𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗺.⁣
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I’m firmly rooted in the NOW.⁣
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Time is something the mind creates to organize life—it’s not real in the way we think it is.⁣
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𝗜𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁.⁣
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It’s nothing more than a thought in the mind.⁣
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It’s a beautiful construct, for it makes this wonderful human experience possible.⁣
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But other than that, don’t get distracted by it.⁣
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𝗕𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗢𝗪.⁣
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That’s where the happiness, joy, love, or whatever you seek is.⁣
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Not in the future.⁣
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Not in the new year.⁣
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The happiness you seek isn’t separate from you—it’s the very essence of what you are, right here and now.⁣
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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿.⁣
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It’s your true state, underlying the thoughts, sensations, and emotions that continuously come and go.⁣
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If you seek happiness, be present to what is in THIS moment. And the next. And the next.⁣
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Have a wonderful New Year’s Eve, however you spend it!⁣
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And if you’re not feeling great right now, that’s okay, too. Just be with what is—it’s all part of the moment.⁣
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Big hugs to you.⁣
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