Bonjour, sunshine! Even though Im back to my usual very early wake up, I almost missed sunrise time due to darkness. It never crossed my mind that its because there are heavy rain clouds overhead. Maybe I really wasnt awake yet after all. Anyhow, I was going to land on the sand at sunrise no matter what, even if that meant throwing a hoodie over my jammies + running down the street like a crazy woman. Nothing shocks my neighbors anymore so what the heck? So I did just that. It started to drizzle at the halfway point, but there was no turning back. I did a quick worst-case scenario + determined that my do which is really a dont could only look better because its absolutely yucky right now. I still have Santa hat hair + itll be that way til Wednesday, the day when Im having some sunlight painted in. Even though Im not going anywhere beyond day job New Years Eve, theres no way I can lift a flute of bubbles at 6 p.m. when 2015 hits Paris with gross tresses. Not a good way to cross the new year threshold, even if no one can see me except for Roxi + Oliver. Ok, enough about the hair. But while were on the subject of scary, I may as well tell you what has been on my mind for the past week. I tried to blow it off as too much Christmas cheer + candy fuzziness, but that wasnt it. Its dominating my meditations, dreams, journaling...occupying any space it can squeeze into, just like Im doing with my skinniest jeans post-Santa celebrations. This too shall pass. At least the jeans part because the other is not going away. I typically jive with the seasonal vibe, so winter is a quiet reflective time for me anyway, but the going within energy is flowing to me all pumped up up up in rare form. I wish I could explain it. Perhaps youre feeling it to? Im going into a cocoon, peeps! Im going to hibernate to create. To my friends who know that I do this a lot anyway, all I can say...because I cant describe the urge adequately to do it justice...is that what Im about to do is something Ive never ever done before...not even in thought...for more than a weekend like when I participated in the silent retreat at the Palm Beach Dharma Center. Im going completely off the social media grid for 11 days, starting January 1st. No FB, no Instagram, no tweeting. Just typing this is causing hives + a shortness of breath. For me, a day without Glitter the Globe is a day without sunshine literally + figuratively. Its my passion. What I do here is from my heart. I am genuinely connected to so many of you. So WTF?! am I thinking? Im not. Which is exactly the draw to go there. I feel a strung pull to seed the new year in as complete solitude + silence as I can. Ill still be going downtown, but itll be holiday quiet until next week. Besides, mindfulness + presence knows no boundaries. In fact, being able to practice being in the moment no matter where we are is a very good thing. Thats the ultimate way to experience life + I need to conduct a little experience to see what shifts happen at that level. Im hoping that monking myself will tire out monkey mind. I have faith! I sense huge changes for all of us in 2015. HUGE as in ginormous, life-altering, empowering, living our purpose on purpose in the present moment fearlessly kind of stuff. Im not quite sure what that means for me right now. So many ideas that I want to sit with a bit. 11 days is the timeframe that keeps popping up, which is no surprise as its a gateway number. You can walk right through the opening between the ones into your oneness with all creation. Its powerful, meaningful + symbolic of internal shifts manifesting externally. Heres the first link that appeared after Googling the meaning of 11...its a very good overview: whats-your-sign/spiritualmeaningofnumbereleven.html I LOL at one point during my drizzly shore stroll. The irony that Im in my jammies cracked me up. I intend to spend a lot of time in them. My friend Paige planted the seed with her comment about how she hopes to do just that while shes on holiday break. Divine! Joe has four shows in a row so itll be quiet around here. The perfect setting to peruse idea files, lists, journals, or to do absolutely nothing. Yoga, meditation, intention collaging, maybe a long bike ride, definitely long baths in which Ill read books. Im even planning on leaving my phone home if I go to the beach. Thats how serious I am. Strolling + sitting without snapping will seem weird. This will be quite an experiment...hopefully more Cinderella than Frankenstein. Ill wear a tiara the entire time to deal with any monsters that may try to frighten or attack. This adventure is scary enough as it is. The sky was staying the same so I headed home, thinking I captured all the images I could. As I crossed the street, it lit up. There was a surreal glow covering the asphalt, me. I turned around + felt pulled to the crossover where my brother Denniss bench is. I got goosebumps as I looked at the beach from a different place, a new perspective, full confirmation that my plan is actually the divines plan. How freakin cool is that? To me, very! Then I started to see red everywhere, matching my jammies. Bottle cap, ball tosser/catcher, fire! packet, baby berries...all telling me to close off, play around + see what sticks, ignite my inner light brighter, bury seeds in the darkness of winter for a breakthrough in the spring with full bloom in the summer + a sure-to-be awesome harvest come automne. Then it started to pour, so I went through a different door at home so get out of the rain...another 11 move! I caught sight of the red glitter believe sign hanging in our kitchen window. I do! The red velvet rope that closed off my office when I was writing my book made me smile. Why not? So I hitched it across the entry + smiled even more. The red poinsettias outside grabbed my attention next. Half the leaves were still green when we left for Ohio. Full on now! In light of the poinsettia meaning (miracles!...the equivalent of litter converting into glitter) I wrote about last week, Im counting this as another big sign that Im heading in the right direction by going nowhere but within. Oliver dropping his red Christmas bird at the threshold sealed the deal. You wanna fly? How about landing for a spell? That boy is one wise pup. Roxi gave me one of her Just do it! looks. That chick knows stuff too so locked away I will be to just be, soon. I know theres a big risk. I dont take anything for granted + appreciate all the light you shine on this page. I know Ill have a void but thats part of what the 11 days is about. But what about you? Will it be outta sight, outta mind or absence makes the heart grow fonder? Will I return on the 12th to see that likes went down? Maybe up? Will anyone even notice? What about the people who send me messages about how my words changed their lives? Am I letting them down? Im surrendering the journey to the universe. Id encourage you to take the first 11 days of the new year for some reflection, relaxation, extreme self-care, reframing, seed planting. Doing little things that have been nagging at you, big things that have been tugging, or absolutely nothing at all. Declare this time as yours. At the very least, wear jammies more, a tiara always. Sure, responsibilities will be still there. And so will you. But test yourself, push your limits, even deny yourself what brings you joy...all in name of creating space for whats to come. Maybe nothing will change, maybe everything will. Most likely you will feel a shift allowing you to step back into what has always been but in a new way. Think about it. If it stirs something within, stop thinking about it + just do it. We still have two more days til blastoff. Ill share more 2015 intentions + wishes. Im really excited about this project. The experiment sorta scares me too but not in a fear-fueled way...its curious cluelessness of the outcome. What says you? Lots of love + light wrapped up in a miss you already hug, Denise-Marie xx
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:31:22 +0000
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