I had a full three day weekend this past weekend. And, I did nothing, which was wonderful. Plus, with the weather being so rainy and cold, it felt good to stay indoors. The most I did each day, was go to my health club for a workout, a steam and a sit in the hot tub. There's no better way to end a workout than relaxing at the spa.

As I was steaming yesterday, I started praying as I lay there. I prayed to be guided in the direction of my Highest Good, to be in alignment with the will of my Higher Power and for clarity on what that path and Its will is. I prayed for growth and connection in my relationships both with friends and family, as well as, my significant other. It felt good to have this dialogue with the Divine, to remember the power of prayer and to know I can be in communion with this Divine Force of Life in any moment I choose...

"The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition." - Oswald Chambers

Then, I realized this New Year is unlike any other I've experienced more recently. All of my other New Years, since graduating from college in 2000, felt somewhat planned out or as though the path was obviously clear and already laid out for me. The past few years I was running my Yoga studio, and it seemed obvious to me the New Year would hold more growth related to that.

This year I've felt so much of the Unknown present in my life. Uncertain of what the future holds for me. As a notorious planner and a person who tends to feel concerned when I'm not certain of the direction ahead, it's been an enlightening experience to be in this place the last couple of weeks. Of course I believe the intention is to be here now, fully in this moment or as the Buddha said...The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.. I also believe the ability to envision serves as a great source of inspiration for our growth and our development in the here and now.

Where there is no vision, the people perish. - Proverbs 29:18

So, I made my Wheel of Life over the weekend. I'm still working on it, but it's brought a lot of these dreams and visions to the surface which I may have allowed to be stuffed down in the busyness of 2006. I'm excited about the year ahead, but also aware that even with a vision to inspire me, I still feel a bit scared, uncertain and unsure of myself and my ability to realize any of it. And, that's ok, in fact, being in this place is quite possibly, an incredible gift. Isn't it amazing some of the greatest growing and enlightening experiences we realize to be so only after we've gone through it?

"The longing for certainty...is in every human mind. But certainty is generally illusion." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

So, in this New Year, I'm certain of only one thing, that I'm completely uncertain and opening up to the Unknown more and more with every breath I breathe. Perhaps, the Unknown will be a place I no longer fear but a place I aspire to know more deeply as the one of the greatest treasures there is to know.

"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of shore for a very long time." - Andre Gide

"The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that...Accept that it's unknown, and it's plain sailing." - John LennonRead more