*Includes a guided meditation below to illuminate your journey.

Breath is spirit. We live by spirit—we are spirit. Every moment, we are immersed in spiritual experiences through the human form, even if these experiences often go unrecognized.

Reflective experiences, especially those approached with less attachment and heightened openness that can happen when looking back, allow us to release what no longer serves and invite in what aligns with our essence.

The start of a new year is a natural time for reflection. While tradition often frames this reflection through the lens of New Year’s resolutions, these are often ineffective. Why? Because resolutions tend to be rigid and overly concrete—once we falter, it can feel defeating, leaving us disconnected from our original intent and discouraged.

For more than a decade, I’ve shifted my focus away from resolutions and toward setting intentions. Intentions ask a more expansive question: What will serve me, and the greater good, as I move forward? They invite us to examine what, from the past weeks, months, or even year(s), might be helpful to release. They ask us to welcome in or amplify that which supports our growth.

Unlike resolutions, intentions don’t need to take a specific form. They can be expressed as words, but they might also appear as a felt sense, a color, or an essence of what truly matters. Once we anchor ourselves in this clarity, life begins to flow. We naturally move toward what serves us and away from what does not. This flow feels less like 'efforting' and more like letting life come to you—trusting the current to guide you.

The Tapestry of Life

Recently, an image came to me as I was waking—a vision of life as a beautifully woven and often undeciphered tapestry.

Each of our lives can be partially represented by this intricate weaving. Sometimes, we strive to create a perfect scene, carefully orchestrating each thread. Other times, with greater ease, the scene unfolds on its own, much like a Polaroid picture slowly revealing itself.

In this tapestry, some threads extend from the very beginning of our lives, weaving their presence throughout. Others are shorter, appearing briefly before they fade away. Some threads and scenes are vibrant and bold; others are murky, shadowed, or subdued. Yet all are part of the whole.

The act of reflection offers us a pause—an opportunity to consider what to carry forward and what to release, slowly or swiftly, with grace.

A Reflection Meditation

This season, I offer you a gift: a guided reflection meditation. This practice invites you to pause, center, and lovingly explore the threads that make up the tapestry of your life. It’s an opportunity to reflect without judgment, allowing the light of awareness to illuminate both shadows and brilliance with equal openness.

Click here to access the meditation. If you feel inspired to share your experience, I would be honored to hear from you.

A Closing Wish

With warmth, love, and a light that embraces all without preference, may this season of reflection bring you moments of pause, clarity, and connection. Let the threads of your life weave together with intention and ease.

In gratitude,
Rhonda