It’s December and I’m reflecting the year a bit. I would not call 2009 a bad year by any means but it was a year of upheaval!  Even if there were no challenges to our economy, I challenged many of my own beliefs and methodology. It was a year when I forced myself to change the exact things I knew needed to change, both personally and professionally. I’m now seeing a nutritionist to get this excess weight off (once and for all!) and I’m exercising regularly again. I’m closer to finishing my first book, getting my workshops online and launching tele-seminars and webinars to support my clients in an even more efficient way.

I still feel a bit like a caterpillar, who was transforming into a butterfly, within the confines of a very tight cocoon. While the shifts were very natural and healthy and I am proud to have caused these changes to occur, the process was also sometimes unsettling and uncomfortable. I am ready to rip open my cocoon and fly, even though I am uncertain about how to use my wings yet. In two weeks, the New Year arrives and I’m energetically working to be ready for the launch of everything new.

If you tell the total truth to yourself, what is underneath the transformation that occurred in your life in 2009. Very few people were able to go along with ‘business as usual’! We were all touched by the changes that happened on a global scale. But now is the time for a benchmark; a line of demarcation that says, "This phase is over and we’re moving on to the next phase." Of course, our transformation may be in full swing and you may not feel that this phase is over but take a moment to breath and take in the lessons and blessings of the last twelve months.