After I had published Trust The Journey a couple of weeks ago, I remembered this post I shared 7 years ago as my first post of the year. It not only goes along so well with “Trust The Journey” but also works as a good reminder for starting a new year. Here we go:

On the last day of 2018, I shared some thoughts about the connection between how everything that happens leads us to the place we are today. That also means that, no matter how we may feel about our lives, we have never been as experienced as we are today. We are the best versions of ourselves in this very moment.

There are setbacks, of course. We start something with enthusiasm and passion. Or something beautiful seems to open up for us. And it is demotivating to see this all falling apart, although we put so much lifeblood and effort into it. But that doesn’t mean you failed. Yes, sometimes situations can repeat. Sometimes they repeat because we did not get the whole meaning. Sometimes we need to take a detour to pack something in our backpack that we need to continue our journey on the main street.

What I want to say with this: Whatever you do, whatever step you take, whatever decision you make, how you act or react, it brings you further but never back! Every experience leaves an insight. So never let anyone tell you that you failed. It is your way, not their way. Life will help you to repeat or to go deeper. It is not a punishment; it is to support our growth. Even if we cannot understand the meaning or see the greater context when we are in the middle of difficult times – and perhaps we never will – there is always a greater reason behind everything that happens. And the more we follow our inner compass, the faster we will get past it and reach the end of the valley.

Believe in yourself, believe in wise guidance, and believe that in the end, all will be fine. Looking back, you will be proud to look down that mountain you just climbed and see that it was worth all the effort. Every little or bigger obstacle you face and overcome will make the joy of the view bigger.

If this year throws stones at you, build beautiful castles from it or solid stepstones. From the ruins of broken dreams or relationships, build bridges. Nothing that exists gets lost. It only needs to be placed together in a new way. This world is in deep need of new architecture assembled from our own inner healing flames of love and the desire to make it one peaceful paradise for everyone. We are created from love, and our natural being is love. Let’s let our true selves shine. The change is already happening. Let’s not get discouraged by any seeming setbacks. Let’s take each other by the hand, follow the light our hearts shine, and we can never fail.

In Love and Light