It occurred to me last month that this year would be a year of letting go and now I am sure of it.  This applies to me for sure and I'm sure it is for some of you as well.  

I think I said last month that I knew that we would have to let go of a lot of things this year ( a year of loss) and yet a year of freedom as we let go.

What happens, it has begun.  Brian's father was rushed to the hospital and is now unable to go back home again.  With heart problems and dementia, a retirement was the only alternative. And of course, at 96, we knew this was coming soon.    And though Rudy is doing very well, he may very likely leave us this year as well.

I have had to learn a lot about letting go of things I cannot control or no longer serve me in the past year,and I feel that it will continue again this year.  And that's okay.

Having had a mini reading from Sonia Choquette solidified my own feelings.  Here is what she said.  "The next two years will be ones of great personal growth and challenge as you let go of all attachments that don't serve your soul and spirit.  You are finding your true spirit and are being drawn back to your intuitive gifts of guidance and healing.  In the end you are entering the most fulfilling period of your life, and while at times you may seriously question this, just keep letting go.  What will come in is so much more loving and fulfilling for you.  You are safe, loved and growing into your true heart's desire". 

I felt that I should share this reading with you because I feel that many of you are also facing the challenges of letting go of things from the past that no longer serve you or that you cannot control. And so we will make this journey together this year, in peace and love.  Remember that the more we resist these changes, the harder it will be and the more it will persist.  The energy of the world is changing and we must change with it.  It may be different for each of us in what we have to let go of, but this is the year for it.

One easy place to begin to let go is with clutter.  Brian and I have begun this process as well.  Here are some statistics that might help you want to decrease clutter.

• IKEA did a survey of customers in which 31% reported that they felt more satisfied after clearing out their closets than they were after sex.
• cleaning professionals say that getting rid of excess clutter would eliminate 40% of the housework in an average home.
• Most people only wear 20% of the clothes in the closet.
• People waste six weeks per year searching for missing information in messy desks and files.
• 80% of papers and information that we file or keep we never use or look at again.
• People who multi-task decrease their productivity by 20-40% and are less efficient than those who focus on one project at a time.

Although I know there are many challenges facing us this year, I plan to take it one step at a time and to work through them in peace and love.  Think about doing the same.  And know that you are being freed up to live your true heart's desire.