Plunge, Swim Far, Dive Deep

Here we go. Into the unknown. And yet still into our own habitual life.

All things can become new but it doesn't happen at the stroke of midnight December 31st. SIGH.....

Change requires:

• Reflection

• Motivation

• Intention

• Accountability

• Grace

Reflection: Plunge into last year. Or the last 5 years. Or the last decade. Or your whole existence. Do whatever it takes to see the patterns, to recognize the woundedness and trauma, to be honest enough to see coping mechanisms, habits, cracks in your character, to honestly see people for who they were and are, to allow yourself to get to the point of

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Motivation: Swim Far enough that you come to unfamiliar waters. Where you cannot rely anymore on the old way of doing things, allowing toxicity to have a place, to tolerate self-hate or belittling from your own voice or others, to come to a place of no return. Forward is the only option left.

Intention: Dive deep into the unknown. Have faith that you will find your breath, light to guide you, life to sustain you, newness, growth, healing and skills to forge ahead. Keep diving no matter the pressure to turn back. Fix your gaze on your goal.

Accountability: No matter how alone you feel in the deep dark place of transformation you are not. There are others cheering you on, carrying you in their hearts and prayers. Find the trusted one. The fatherlike, the motherlike. Sacrificing love and support. Who you can lean on anytime. Who will love unconditionally and with accountability. Be brave enough to find them. You cannot change the well worn path of past habits alone.

Grace: I refuse to say you (or I) will fail but I will say that true change, growth, maturity, revelation, and conscious living is not a straight line. Life is full of mountains, valleys, deserts and detours. Give yourself grace. Receive the grace of others, including God. And revisit the depths often to stay true to your intention.

Attached is a great resource if you are brave enough to be brutally honest with yourself.

It's an exercise called The Year Compass It's just a booklet of questions. But it holds the power to allow you to Plunge, Swim Far and Dive Deep.

May 2023 be the year where true Freedom from the past is accomplished and real Hope for the future is formed.