If you read the Castle blog, you know that we will be doing INVENTORY this week. I am one of the few who truly loves this task, and doesn't wince when asked. There is something about looking back at what was sold and seeing what remains that fascinates me. It mirrors my own inner INVENTORY at this time, looking back at the year and seeing what worked and what I want to change about myself. I realized yesterday that this 'looking back to look forward' is a ritual for me. At times painful, (its no wonder I have been so sick these last few weeks - flushing away the old) I take my own INVENTORY quite seriously. Being at the Castle, counting meditatively allows me to sit quietly with my inner thoughts, like a good soup, cooking them until they are ready for the NewYear.
Rather than resolutions for 2010, I have composed a list of words. Words that I hope will stand out and guide me. Words that I hope will become me. There is no particular order in these words, one does not have more weight than another - yet. The soup is still cooking...
Grace
Contentment
Abundance
Humility
Creativity
Ritual
Health
Cherish
Spontaneity
Family
Travel
Friends
Beauty
Love
Reverence
Deserving
