I wonder how many of us got up to greet the dawn at 4.44am (here in the UK) on this bright summer solstice morning?
I am really happy to have done so as it truly was an awe inspiring experience. Blessed with mainly clear skies, I stood in the middle of the field next to our house with a high 360 degree panoramic view listening to the chorus of birds in the nearby wood. The deep red glow reflecting off wispy clouds set the sky on fire with what really felt like the “dawn of a brand new day”.
Celebrating the power of the sun when it is at its most potent has been of spiritual significance for thousands of years.
Creatively this is a time to celebrate growth and full expression of all the gifts you have to share with the world through your writing, speaking, relationships … and through simply being true to who you are deep inside.
It is also an opportunity to acknowledge the subtle turn of the season as the sun gradually declines once more towards winter – a beautiful example of the flow of yin and yang energies (for more on yin and yang, click here).
Pausing to reflect on what the energy available at this potent time of year has to offer you, is well worth doing.
For me, an interview I did recently combined with summer solstice reflections have triggered a wave of realisations about just how far I have come over the last 11 years on my conscious and creative journey. Often I am either present in the moment or having ideas and making plans for the future so I am prone to forget the path already travelled and the progress made along the way.
So today I have let go of all that I have yet to do and I’m celebrating all that I already am and all that has been creatively expressed so far.
My invitation to you is to take this opportunity to do the same – to reflect on your own journey in terms of who you have become and what results you are experiencing now in your life.
Choose at least one thing to celebrate, however small it may be, and focus on that.
Release all thoughts and feelings relating to anything that isn’t yet how you would like it to be. Effective decisions come from an inner space of acceptance. From that mindset you can make different choices and take different action if necessary … but just for today, live each moment in celebration of everything being perfect just as it is.
Enjoy!
Julia
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Julia McCutchen
Founder & Creative Director
International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers
Writer’s Coach, Mentor & Professional Publishing Consultant
www.iaccw.com www.juliamccutchen.com +44 (0)1380 871331
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Tags: conscious, creative, creative process, Writing
Thank you so much to everyone who has emailed me personally with wonderful messages in response to this post. I’m so delighted that it has touched you in a meaningful way. Julia