2008: The Year of Practical Magic
I’ve just posted my latest article The Year of Practical Magic… and The 5 Keys to Making it Happen. For those who know me, you’ll also know that this is a real shift for me. I have never been willing to write anything with that ’5 keys to’ or ’7 steps for’ flavour to it. I believe strongly that the genius of who we are does not need recipes or formulas for us to discover ourselves. We just need to be willing to open our eyes!
So why now? Because maybe we need to learn how to open our eyes. Maybe it will make a difference. Maybe it will appeal to someone who, in this moment, thinks s/he needs it and can’t see without it. Or maybe it will give someone a simple framework from which more compelling thoughts will tumble like dominos. Or maybe the potential of who we can become needs to be spelled out in the language of who we think we are. In truth, I’m not really sure – and it feels like it’s time.
I particularly like the notion of ‘practical magic’. The magic of our everyday lives. The magic of just being ourselves. The magic of inhaling and exhaling, and life unfolds. It’s already there. We’re already it! The challenge becomes: when we have been taught to see ourselves through the fog of cultural conditioning, do we recognize ‘self’ as being capable of clear lines and sharp edges, with intense color and texture? Or do we look away because we think it is not us; that it is not familiar to us? When we have been taught to see ourselves as small and ugly and broken, will our eyes allow us to see ourselves as massive, magical and wonderous? It is not ‘self’ that causes us the problem – it is how we’ve been taught to see.
Ahhh Magic!! I am excited when I hear Louise talk about Magic – practical magic.
Several weeks ago Cathy “poked” at me about my magical Christmas…right after my magical marriage and why not a magical new year and new life??? Why not indeed?? For every day to be engaged and to be delighted as transformation occurs. I know that every day I can create my own magical and mystical life. I know that every day as I enjoy and revel in what the day brings and how I can make the most of that day continues to be a new way in which I look at and live life.
The snow storm that brought in the new year and the beauty and wonder of the scenery on New Years Day as we played in the snow, that’s the enthusiasm and magic that I choose to enjoy my life, to discover what I still have to learn about myself and who I am ….and what I can become – therein lies the magic.
For each one of us to engage in our days with the wonder and enthusiasm and enlightenment of a child – through a child’s eyes. For each one of us to enbark on that “transformational” journey as we experience each and every moment of that journey….that is magic! Each one of us can choose to live a magical life! That is my New Year’s wish for everyone ….to live the magic that I have discovered in my life. Joann
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Joann Dnistransky | January 2, 2008