The New Year — seen differently
At the dawn of this New Year, Numerology (a.k.a. the knowledge of numbers) can strengthen our confidence and hope, for 2022 is a year with special numerological significance. Namely, three twos 2–2–2 symbolize a new beginning; thus, the newness of the New Year is enhanced by the meaning of the numbers.
2–2–2 is a sign of positivity, joy and happiness,
so this year is an encouragement
Underneath this sweet message, however, I see an invitation to use our free will wisely and maybe try a new outlook on Life. For example, in my view, true positivity does not imply that the negative is rejected or ignored. Rather, it means equanimity — a state of balance in which we celebrate Life with all its aspects, the desirable and the less attractive.
In the same line, joy does not mean just getting what we want, but rather resilience no matter what. Sensing that perhaps when we don’t get what we want, we are guided by Life on the secret tracks of our specific paths. Such an openness brings a relaxation with which comes the ability to also want what we have, rather than just longing for what we want.
happiness is not only having what you want,
but equally or more important: it is wanting what you have
Therefore, my wish for all of us in 2022 is freedom from attachments and aversions. Freedom to stop and take a break from the pressures we have placed upon ourselves, with a focus on acceptance and forgiveness.
Allow yourself to feel what you’re feeling, albeit they are not nice feelings. Even guilt and regret (two of the most tricky emotions) get disarmed when you acknowledge that this is what you are feeling without judging yourself.
Humble acceptance of what is will set you free.
And that’s how 2022 becomes a source of positive energy that releases you from the cage of expectations and allows you to enjoy inner peace and tranquillity. It might as well get your deepest self to blossom.
So, I propose making the New Year’s resolution of offering ourselves the kindness and the reassurance that we may be just the way we are, and we have the right to be, so we don’t have to justify our existence. Let this gift to ourselves empower us to accept others’ otherness and oddness too.
Life manifests through us in all its richness and variety. We can celebrate the diversity of all that makes us different from each other, the unique individuality of each and every one of us. Ultimately that’s the testimony of how creative Life is. But at the same time, we ought to recognize how we all are also one: consciousness in human form. In the end, we all just long for love and acceptance, and we all just try to live this human life according to our respective levels of consciousness.
As my mantra and motto for this New Year, I chose the legendary song by the legendary Beetles “Let it be”. It says it all:
To all my readers and in particular to the lovely Janina Underwood my warmest wishes for a happy New Year 🥂
