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Thinking about 2012

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead

Numerologically, I’d like to look at 2012 from a personal perspective. On a global level, it’s true we’ve seen some very important shifts happen in recent years. The above quote has great resonance at this time, but we’re interested in evaluating how these shifts, whether local or abroad, may have stirred something deep within your heart. I believe that we need to pay attention to our hearts, in order to truly feel fully alive and be able to make changes in our lives, and the lives of the people that matter to us. If we ignore our hearts, then we deny the world the chance to truly see us. We also deny ourselves the chance to fully come alive.

What will the general dynamic or theme of the year be for you? What kind of potential does this new year bring? How might you take advantage to help yourself, your family and your community? 2012 can be a great time for self-reflection and redirecting your life. The coming year can allow you to tap into parts of yourself that you’ve denied, forgotten about, or ignored.

Paying attention to the stirrings of your heart can help you to better connect with yourself, your gifts and your dreams. Perhaps you’re drawn to find a way to step out into the world, or perhaps to teach others move forward in some way. In many ways, we’ve all felt deep inner urges to shift and change. However, some of us still feel stuck or confused.

How can we as individuals better listen to our hearts, so that we can better utilize and share our hope, energy, wisdom, compassion and caring? For many, a first step will be to find a way to ask for help. Much of the help that you need can come from setting aside regular quiet time to begin to hear what your heart has been calling for. Over time you’ll begin to be better able to respond to it’s needs. But you should know that 2012 will offer time to look within and reflect on changes you’ve been drawn toward in your life.

Some of the help that you may need will come when you’re finally able to ask for what your really want. Asking for help can require you to first recognize your own strengths and weaknesses. Without outside help, your challenges can be more daunting. With help you may be more able to make the changes you desire. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, and don’t be afraid to look within and ask yourself important questions about your life.

Some question that you can ask yourself at this time are:

• Do I believe that I have the power to make the changes I desire?
• Do I embrace, and smile at, life?
• Am I willing to ask for help?
• Am I willing to offer help?
• What is my heart calling for?
• Have I been recording/analyzing my dreams (which can provide insights)?

Reviewing Changes with Insight from your Life Path

You can look to your Life Path to help guide you in your questions around change, personal fulfillment, fear, curiosity and accomplishment.

Your Life Path is a good place to look when you are feeling a little stuck or confused when evaluating personal changes. I've provided a list of some great questions to consider, especially when you're looking to create or bring about major change in your life.

Life Path questions:

• Who has encouraged my progression along my Life Path?
• Where have I limited my own progress on my Life Path?
• Where do I need the most support on my Life Path?
• How has my Life Path helped me to make past changes?
• How have you inspired others through your living of your Life Path?

When pondering the above questions, it may help you to better focus on those areas of your personality that have matured, and those that can still mature and grow. After all, you know your own strengths and weaknesses.

Another good step to take is to find time to sit down and record thoughts about your Life Path. How do you feel about it's importance in your life? Spend as much time as you can and write down everything that comes into your mind. After you have answered the questions, you'll need to set them aside and come back to them later. You'll want to have enough time and space to compassionately review your responses. The review process isn't about criticizing yourself in any way. It's simply about being a compassionate observer of your past and present. You may wish to record your answers in a journal, and periodically review past answers to these questions. You may be amazed at how your answers change, or develop, over time. You may also see how certain strengths shine through for you in times when you want to tackle a major challenge.

When answering the questions above, you should try to simply write about whatever comes to mind, without thinking about or analyzing your responses. You may want to consider writing about personal traits, abilities and attitudes that have helped you to live up to your Life Path. You may also want to write about those traits that may have hindered or obstructed your pursuit of your Life Path. After you have reviewed your answers you may feel exhilarated, as you come to realize that you have accomplished far more than you ordinarily think about. You have found ways to believe in yourself and to be accountable. Perhaps, you can share your experiences and learning with others, as acting as a mentor can help to encourage others to pursue their own Life Path.

How to Go for Something With All Your Heart

[From Oprah.com -- By James B. Meigs]

"Today everything is "extreme," adrenaline is the sought-after high, and risk—especially the risk of serious injury—is celebrated as an end in itself. Yet if you talk to rock climbers, surfers, explorers, and the like, they don't mention adrenaline rushes. And aside from a bit of black humor, they usually don't say much about the risks they face.

What they do talk about—to the extent that one can find words for these things—is the much deeper, almost spiritual role that these pursuits have in their lives."

Read more: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Live-Adventurously-Live-More-Fully#ixzz1UlqHvVJf

Blame VS Accountability

All too often when we have setbacks in our lives we become defensive, blaming and self-critical. We may spend long periods of time reevaluating out decisions, and wishing that we had done something differently. We get caught up in the fantasy of “If only.”

However, blaming yourself tends to be a process that only leads to more blame, frustration and anger. Blame tends to indicate that you’re very self-critical, and believe that you have failed. Blaming yourself allows you to dwell in the past and stew in anger and resentment over what might or could have been, rather than looking for a way to get back up, or find a way to learn from your experience.

Being accountable for yourself, your experiences and the outcomes means that you want to learn more about yourself and what life has to offer. It means that your life situations have significance, importance and meaning. Accountability means that you’re willing to look within, and make changes to allow yourself to navigate through the challenges that you may face.

Being accountable instead of blaming yourself, also means that you recognize that although being organized, planning and having structure are all important, you simply can’t know everything and realize that sometimes events in life simply don’t unfold as you had thought they would.

Numerology can begin to help you to be more accountable for yourself by highlighting your strengths and weaknesses through your Core Numbers. You can then use your insights from your Core Numbers as personal guidance to help you to better weigh and evaluate decisions, and their ramifications, as they relate to your personality and your potential.

Numerology can also help you to better evaluate your plans by helping you to understand and work with your personal cycles. Each year has a different theme or dynamic attached to it. Your Personal Year Number can help to provide you with guidance around the potential opportunities and challenges that can occur during the year. If you're prepared ahead of time, you can then be ready to take advantage of the opportunities as they unfold, rather than second guessing or worrying if you are making the right choices.

Finally, having a deep sense of compassion for yourself can help you to step into, and maintain, accountability. This means that you're fully embracing the "you", that you are becoming and that you fully recognize your humanness. You're not perfect. You'll make mistakes. But, you're willing to face life with an open heart.

Quote ~ Abraham Lincoln

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. ~ Abraham Lincoln

Numerology of April 4th

Monday, April 4th provides an opportunity for triple 4’s to come into all of our lives. I’ve written about working with reappearing numbers (specifically numbers like 111 and 444) that regularly reappear in your life. See here and here. If you've been seeing 444's in your life, then today can be an especially invigorating and powerful day for you. Although, it can provide opportunities for finding personal balance for everyone.

Numerologically, the 4 is a strong counterbalance to the dynamic and creative energy of the 1. The number 4 generally relates to being centering, grounded, down-to-earth, reliable and structured. In the Tarot, the Emperor is the 4th card and it can represent authority, discipline and reason. If you're familiar with the Tarot, you may wish to reflect on it, especially on the 4th.

Consider a brief example of the contrasting personalities that these numbers can influence, but realize that there are of course many circumstances, themes and energies at play within all of our lives. The individual with a strong 1 dynamic is willing to get up early, go out and do all the chores and finish the shopping for dinner. The individual with the strong 4 dynamic is still willing to do those things, but recognizes that someone needs to do the cleaning, cook the food and pay the bills. People living under the influence of the number 1 can be more outward directed, while those living under the number 4 can be more inward and centered.

In order to better understand the power and influence of these numbers in your own life, you may wish to review your Core Numbers to get a better understanding of your own Numeroligical makeup. Specifically, you will wish to focus on your Life Path as the challenges and opportunities that are currently showing up can be helping, or hindering, you to answer its call.

April 4th can provide you the opportunity to look at your life in a balanced, simple and practical way. What have you been holding off? Which areas of your life lack balance and support? Is there an important dream that is calling to be fulfilled? The dynamics of the 4 can help you to focus on answering these questions, and allow you to look at how you might continue working toward accomplishing your goals in a realistic, focused and balanced way.

Allow yourself to ask the questions above, but don't feel pressured into completely answering them yet. It may take time for your full answers to unfold. You may have many more questions of your own. You might also be feeling as if it's challenging to make certain changes in your life, but with patience and dedication you can begin taking small steps. You can “dream”, but you also need to keep your feet on the ground and live in the life that you have built.

Now is the time to evaluate how you can become more involved, active and engaged in your life, both inwardly and outwardly. Your evaluation can be best focused on activities and pursuits that allow you to feel that your life has meaning and value. Be aware of the practicalities and logistics, as you think about your life and the changes you might like to make. This may not be the time for jumping from A to Z, but rather finding a way to navigate from A to B, to C, and eventually to Z. Your desires are important, but so is finding a way to fulfill your daily needs and obligations.

At this time, you may feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders, so it may be necessary to find ways to delegate some of your responsibilities. It may be time to look for ways to seek for assistance from others. Finding outside help and support can allow you to focus on your central priorities. You may also need to find a way to bring better balance into your life by finding a better split between your outer and inner life. Developing a personal practice, such as journaling or meditation, can help you to develop a deeper inner life and help you to feel more grounded, and help to reduce any stress or burden that you may feel.

Good questions to contemplate today:

• What achievements have I been holding off?
• How can I be a guide or teacher to others?
• Where can I find support from others?
• What is my road map for the future?
• What brings peace into my life? (How can I have more of it?)
• Do I feel grounded and centered?
• How can I ask for the help that I need?
• What am I willing to do to develop an inner life?

 

Beyond your reading

Tools like Numerology, Astrology, Tarot and other divination methods can provide the guidance, but you have to be willing to take the steps necessary for your own growth. Don't use them to defer making changes. If you're working with Numerology then at some point it’s important to look beyond your numbers. Whatever divination tool you are using, know that you'll eventually have to look beyond its answers. And, I always tell people that learning about yourself with Numerology is not about labeling, limiting or constraining yourself. Don’t feel boxed in by identifying your natural skills and talents that you possess.

A Numerology chart, or really any form of intuitive reading, is meant as a beginning and an opening to discovering your full potential. Only you can define you! Regardless of any natural talents that you may or may not have, you can be powerful, innovative and creative. You can make needed and desired changes in your life. And, you can break free of the constraints that hold you back. You can be your own person. Don't let what others tell you about your life to define it. Be willing to explore and create your own life.

Part of being your own person, breaking free, and not simply being a rebel, is owning your power and finding your inner strength. You can find ways to own your power, and overcome challenges, in spite of what any reading might indicate.

Life is an ongoing learning experience. It’s also important to keep in mind that we all have strengths and weaknesses. We are all unique. As you go through life, it is vitally important that you can allow yourself to continue to grow and learn about who you really are! Learning about your strengths and weaknesses is a major factor of any reading. A reading can provide you with a map, but don't feel forced to follow it, without questioning its guidance. Do not use your guidance to disempower yourself. You can best use a reading in ways that help you to be better able to understand your needs and to develop your personal strengths. Hopefully, you also be more aware of your weaknesses, and be better equipped to prevent them from getting in your way of living life on your terms.

A reading can highlight your natural abilities, mindset and uniqueness. For myself, as far back as I can remember, it seemed to me that I have always been the person to do everything a little bit differently than everyone else. I did get readings and advice as a teen, and even in my twenties, that often failed to recognize this at all. I think that I had to make my own map.  And, as I was growing up, my desire to do things my way, and the need to know more drove my friends, parents, and teachers a little crazy. I guess that what they were saying didn’t make sense.  I’m sure many of you viewing this may be easily able to relate to what I’m saying.

We all make our own maps to some extent. When I was navigating my way as a child, phrases like “this is the way it is”, “make do”, or “that’s the way it’s always been done” always bothered me. They seemed so constraining and limiting. As I was growing up, I struggled with these limiting directions and I would reluctantly do what I was asked.  Over time, I came to realize that I needed to speak up and let others hear my thoughts and ideas. I might not have felt like I was heard, but I realized that I needed to make the effort, and things would eventually change. As I’ve matured I have accepted that my ideas might not always be immediately understood, but I can still act on them, and perhaps later others will come around to my way of thinking. I've come to value my way of discernment and thinking and I’ve learned to be creative inside the restrictions or constraints that I find myself in, and perhaps later those constraints will fade away.

Look to your own discernment and internal healthy beliefs for guidance first, before seeking or relying on external guidance. Remember that your reading is a guide, and following it can get you so far. Perhaps, like myself and others who have forged their own paths, you may need to find your own way. Finding a way to live differently, and letting go of the fear of stepping out of the box can be a critical and vital step to a richer and more vibrant life. Recognize that it might be time for you to step outside of the box and grow beyond your wildest imaginations.

Also, use your constraints for growth, healing and learning. Don't worry if a reading indicates that you won't immediately meet Mr/Ms right. Don't worry if someone thinks you’re not ideal, or too quiet or too loud. Use your upset to develop deeper compassion for both yourself and others. Also, know that you can live beyond your map, and still find ways to creatively release constraints and find unique solutions to your current situation.

Find a way to tap into the inventive, provacative and creative side of your rebellious nature, so that you can bring about many of the changes that you desire, but without boxing yourself in, restricting or limiting yourself. Reach higher.