In a world filled with challenges, uncertainties, and unexpected turns (or what I like to call pivots), the ability to choose optimism becomes a beacon of hope and resilience, of faith and of trust.
Embracing optimism can positively influence everything in your world, while living in a state of defeatist pessimism can be exhausting.
In the tapestry of our lives, each thread represents a choice we make. Threads woven with optimism can transform your entire fabric.
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My teacher Lynn Andrews often spoke of a world wide web of luminous fibers that surround us both individually and as a world. Seeing these as a tapestry, a sacred weaving, imagine the ripple effect of your optimistic fibers as those positive thoughts glitter and glow as they flow around you and then around the world.
Living with a “glass half full”, a positive mindset, is not a passive point of view. It is an active force that propels you forward, enabling you to face challenges with courage and tenacity.
Optimism opens doors to creativity, innovation, inspiration, and collaboration, fostering a sense of unity that strengthens the bond within your family, your community, with the world.
When you live with the power of optimism as one of your guiding principles, remember that your choices shape not only your present, today, but also the future you envision for yourself and your community worldwide.
Let this “glass half full” mindset be one that unites you with your world, lighting a path to a brighter and more hopeful tomorrow. But let’s think beyond each of us and our own choices, let’s explore the profound wisdom encapsulated in the analogy of a “glass half full.”
Imagine that this “glass” holds the collective spirit of not just you, but your community, your tribe, your world. Could the “half empty” portion of your glass be a metaphor for the challenges and uncertainties that you encounter in life?
Now, allow yourself to shift your perspective a bit, and instead of focusing on what seems to be lacking or missing from your glass, focus on what is there – the richness of what is present.
Can you see the “liquid” in your glass as a harmonious blend of your diverse experiences, talents, and personal values?
If someone asked you, “Is your glass half full or half empty?” How would you answer? Is this just two ways of saying the same thing? Do you feel a difference when you say out loud to yourself, “My glass is half full or my glass is half empty?”
I would like you to consider that these are two vastly different points of view. One leads you into your everyday world as if there is something missing, or dangerous, always questioning what now, why me, or what’s next.
The other allows you to walk every day in the light of positivity and optimism, seeing all there can be and not just what might be, to take on each challenge as an opportunity for growth, and every setback as a steppingstone toward an even brighter future.
I would challenge you all through the coming weeks to embrace a glass half full, to let it be a symbol of the infinite possibilities awaiting you as you move into 2024.
Embrace the melody of joyful laughter, the dance of sweet serenity, and the symphony of gratitude that accompanies a life lived optimistically.
Feel the sense of peace and comfort that accompanies this mindset… it is a conscious decision you make to acknowledge the positive, to find common ground, and to appreciate the unique contributions you, and every member of your “flock” bring to your collective journeys.
As you move through this wonderful season of hope, love, and joy, as you navigate the path into this coming year and beyond, choose to see your glass not as half empty, but as a vessel constantly refilling with the potential to uplift, support, and inspire you and those you love and encourage.
You are an essential part of the beautiful tapestry of life, let it sparkle and shine with the joy of sharing your glass half full, knowing that as it is drained, the Universe is conspiring with you to joyfully refill it.
Let the reason for this season light the path you take as you weave the spirit of unity, oneness, warmth, kindness, and a renewed commitment to choose optimism, into the fabric of your life’s tapestry with the golden light of joy, hope and love.
This season of each year celebrates the gift of hope, the promise of renewal, and the boundless love that transcends any challenge.
May the everlasting light of faith, hope, and love guide your hearts and minds as you navigate the path ahead.
Many Blessings.
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Vicki Dobbs is a bold and adventurous warrior walking a path of heart to manifest spirituality in everyday lives. She opens existential gateways for individuals to face their challenges and embrace these tests as the great teachers that they are.
Her goal is to see everyone walk in beauty and balance every day of their lives empowered by the voice of their own authentic truth.
Through Wisdom Evolution and Sacred Wisdom Workshops, Vicki creates opportunities for others to make deep personal changes through experiential classes, ceremony, sacred art and story. She endeavors to inspire others to create their lives intentionally. Vicki is an Inspirator of everyday awareness, an Instigator of spontaneous stories and a Connoisseur of Creativity. Gratitude and grace sprinkled with humility and humor are the medicine she brings to the world.
As an Elder, Teacher and Entrepreneur, Spiritual Coach, Ordained Minister and Crafter of Sacred Art and Tools, Vicki perceives life’s journey as an ever-upward spiraling ascension of the human spirit leading her to wisdom, wholeness and authenticity.
Her experience includes being trained in the Harner Method of Shamanic Counseling and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross Cultural Shamanism. She is a Graduate Teacher and Mentor with the Lynn Andrews Center For Sacred Arts and Training and has been the Administrator and Writers Guide for Writing Spirit, the School.
Vicki is also an Artist of the Spirit Certified Spiritual and Energetic Life Coach, a Graduate Mentor in the AoS program and a founding member of HeatherAsh Amara’s Warrior Goddess Leadership Team and Facilitator of the Warrior Heart Practice.
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