So here we are, another year comes to a close. Recently I spent some time reflecting on 2012. It was a big year for me: I finally listened to my yearning to leave my New York City box dwelling and move to California. I went back to school to study psychology. I re-focused my life on health and wellness.
But upon my arrival in sunny California, my new apartment was burglarized, my moving costs ended up being more than twice what I had anticipated and I found that being faced with the question of "what am I going to do with the rest of my life?" was more stress-inducing than exciting. I wondered if I had made a mistake. California was supposed to be my land of almond milk and honey, abundance, love, inner peace, health and yoga pants all day long, plus hot surfer boys. Isn't that what you get when you follow your heart? Wasn't I supposed to feel like I had finally arrived?
Well, I did find my surfer, and he is more of a man than a boy, but sorting out the rest is still a work in progress. Isn't life all just learning anyway?
Here are twelve things I learned for sure in 2012:
- If there is a lesson you needs to learn, it will come up forever and ever and keep biting you in the butt until you have resolved the underlying issue. What you resist, persists. The unhealthy relationships you keep finding yourself in, the unbearably hungover state you wake up in and the fears you are a lousy human will pop up on your path forever until you deal with the root cause of these disturbances.