When things fall apart

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With the Winter Solstice of 2012 the world hasn’t come to an end ~ and yet it seems like ever since we are living in an energy that is breaking down things. Perhaps not actually breaking things, yet it seems that suddenly our plans don’t work out anymore, prospects don’t materialize, projects just don’t get started...

The least that happens is that priorities change ~ and sometimes quite drastically. But there are also more subtle changes, like a change in taste; the food that always was your favorite, suddenly doesn’t taste quite as good anymore. Or changes in personal rhythm ~ an evening person who isn’t quite as active in the evening, or a morning person who now has an urge to sleep in...

In the energy of today nothing is like it was ~ and when we keep acting like nothing has changed we are in for a surprise! Because before long we may see things falling apart all around us. It is like the Universe is giving us a giant push to get our acts together and start working with the energy that is rather than the energy that was.
And while for some the changes indeed are as minor as changes in personal rhythm or what food tastes best ~ others face huge transformations that have enormous consequences; for instance financially or health-wise. Like an income that unexpectedly falls away. A change of heart as to how we want to spend our time and/or energy resulting in a possible difficult passage from how it was to how we want it to be. Or an unanticipated diagnosis of what seemed more of a ‘nuisance-complaint’ rather than an actual illness.

When things fall apart ~ in whichever manner ~ in our lives, it feels like we are stripped down to our core. Everything that we counted on always being there, everything we had taken for granted falls away ~ leaving us standing there, vulnerable and seemingly alone.

In that position, priorities have a tendency to become crystal clear.
All of a sudden, sifting through what is and what isn’t important in our lives is a surprisingly easy thing to do. Our heart’s desires become very obvious. And while we may not know exactly how to get there ~ that first step often is clearly visible to us.

When things fall apart it is a major thrust from the Universe to re-evaluate our lives. To re-align with the energies that are present now, and to let go of all that has been before. To follow our heart’s desires as we take the next step on our personal paths.
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