A New Cycle

Did you know that every 7 years, the fundamental sense of your identity evolves? You deepen into your life, building on the wisdom of past experiences. This can sometimes be liberating and often times it can feel terrifying.  In Kundalini Yoga & Meditation (KY & M) we call each 7-year phase a cycle of consciousness. And here I am at 42, evolving and growing yet again.  This birth year has brought me into a new cycle.

And how do I feel about that?  There are two words.  Powerful and graceful.  You see, I am at a place where I am not trying to make everything perfect and pretty, everyone happy, or give more of myself than I receive back.  Rather, I am sitting at the throne of this beautiful life my partner and I have created and really experiencing it.  I'm looking out our window at the mountains and feeling so great and full.  And, I'm deeply connecting to that little voice that led me to this precious life. Through my practice of KY & M, I found her, my inner compass, that deep knowing that has always been with me but was buried beneath the coming and going of life, the need to succeed and achieve, which interestingly enough is part of the three 7 year cycles that happen for an individual from 21-42 years old. And as I reflect on the last 21 years I honor all of it.  The accomplishments, the failures, the relationships I have nurtured and some that I have lost, the people I have served and the inner intelligence I have cultivated.  

And what am I dreaming up for this new 7-year cycle?  I am not sure.  But what I do have is a deep unwavering knowing that today is perfect in all it's imperfection and tomorrow brings hope and continued possibility.  And I feel so very alive as I sit on the throne of our life ready to bear witness and be completely present to all that is offered during this next phase.  Stay tuned!

With Love,
Jen

*Photo Credit Elly Jarvis