NEW BEGINNINGS

by Nicholas de Castella

Happy New Year!
We are just back from a lovely family Christmas and the kids are being put to bed and I
am spending a couple of moments to wish you a wonderful New Year.
My role is to offer assistance for people to live as rich, happy, successful and fulfilling
lives as possible.
This year one of the things I would like to do is to give more guidance and support to
those who want to live a heart centred life. As well as our Heart Centred Living Course in
Melbourne I plan to do this by sending out regular emails with helpful ideas and
suggestions. So here we go with number 1.

A 'New' year is what this is about.
Just as every moment is new and unique, so is each year. We are beginning a new year.

The future is not the past
Many people make the mistake of thinking the future is going to be much the same as
the past, but the truth is every moment, and every year is totally new and unique. And full
of infinite possibilities. However if you keep on doing the same things as you always
have, then you can expect to keep on getting much the the same results as you always
have.

There is so much we can achieve.
We live precious human lives and enjoy many blessings in Australia. We have so much
wealth and freedom. We enjoy amazing blessings and have access to so much
potentiality.

This is the start of a new cycle.
All things in life (our body, relationships, careers, friendships...) proceed in cycles. The
cycles of life are: conception, birth, growth, maturity, decline, death and
limbo/emptiness/fertility.

It is Conception time!
The start of a new year is the start of a new cycle, conception. It gives us an opportunity
begin again, with a clean slate and make a fresh start (as well as building on past
successes).

Now is the time!
Now is the time to spend some time reflecting on what we have achieved, what we have
learned and how we have grown in the last year.
Now is also the time to reflect on what we want to focus our energy on this year.

Clarity leads to power.
If we are not clear about what we want to spend our time and energy on then we will tend
to be scattered, easily distracted, lacking motivation and less effective than if we have a
clear outline of our priorities.

Of course we can use our hearts intelligence for the best guidance.
Just take a few quiet moments and tune into your heart and ask yourself in the following
areas what you would love to do. Personal habits, Relationships, Health, Career,
finances, Hobbies, Holidays, Service to others, Spirituality...

Life is a journey, not a destination.
Remember that living a heart centred life is a practice. Something that we all need to to
keep on training in. As we do we deepen our inner connection and become more
peaceful, happy, powerful, loving, kind, compassionate and generous.