Here we are, a couple of weeks into the new year and after the hectic pace of the Holiday Season has come and gone, I finally have a chance to do a little reflecting.

This new year feels different and I’m vowing to listen more to my inner voice. I am looking to edit, pare down and simplify my life and allow only that, which is most meaningful to remain. This is the message I’m receiving loud and clear.

Editing sounds nice, not violent or aggressive. Paring down, simplifying and allowing meaning sounds nice. These seem like good goals for the New Year, and honestly, if I am going to manifest the new goals and visions I have for my life, some of the “old” will have to be discarded.

I’m learning to let go of that which no longer serves me, but not feel guilty about it. This past year has been amazing. Many good things have happened, but only because, I was was willing to take some chances and allow for some new things to enter while releasing the past.

I sat quietly this morning drinking coffee and working on my Vision Board for this year. It felt good and right. Just me with my thoughts. Changes will be happening this year—al lot of them—but I welcome them. I’m taking a deep breath, and diving into the unknown. I’m saying goodbye to some things from my past with gratitude and appreciation, for they have helped me get here, where I am in the present. Now it’s time to welcome the new and unknown and forge a new path.