It is the start of a new Epoch, a global connection between us

December 22, 2012 Okay I don't mean to get a little too new agey, but I am giving myself permission just this once.... December 22, 2012 We made it. Were making it. It is happening. The buildup crescendoed and were here on this lovely planet still. I had my brief anxieties during the journey up till yesterday but for the most part I was pretty aware of the fact that everything was going to be just fine, in fact, even dog gone better then before. My mind was a mish mash of anxieties building up to Dec. 21st. No, I did not have an exit strategy or a survival kit. It was not so much of a tangible "The world is going to end" worry. More along the lines of the general consciousness of holiday fury mixed with everyones individual concerns building up to the awaited date. Once I finally freed myself from the shackles that I created around my body and my mind I decided to hike to the top of a mountain yesterday. The sun set and the sky was a deep blue, a crisp hue, a silent moment between day and night and between worry and light. The solstice felt lighter, Winter felt lighter, and I felt laughter. We then cruised down to Carbondale and attended a party with some of my favorite people who, in times of deep transitions, make a point to give gratitude. We led and were led through a polar ceremony using the analogy of magnets to describe the shift we were in. The pull towards each other, the embrace of 2 objects coming together versus the struggle they have to connect when they are simply turned around. We are magnets, we have been fighting, arguing, disagreeing, critisizing, fearful of connection. The time is changing and there are images of us living in great consciousness, working with each other, giving to one another, opening our hearts, healing, and together creating a new way of how to make this all work better. It was a real moment, sitting in a group of 20 people breathing together and shedding light and love on all the darkness that has sunk into us. There were similar intentions and we gave them to one another through simple glances and standing around a fire with our faces glimmering under the half moon. There was a feeling that all over the world there were similar gatherings and people making space for such ceremonies right at that moment and on that day. We are blessed to be on this planet with one another. We actually are the people we have been waiting for. The end was never near, at least not how we spoke of what an "end" means to us. The end that the Mayans spoke of was a conclusion of an era that we were starting to get lost in. Now is the beginning of an era where we relinquish the capacity to start fresh and to believe in our presence here is a welcome blessing. Last night I saw others were merely a reflection of myself going through all the dark and all the confusion and all the light and all the pain and happiness on one giant wheel. Yes, it is just a solstice. It is the darkest time of the year where we should go inside and gather with our soul and our heart all of the pain and negativity that will breed when one is in the isolation of mid Winter. Then we should bring it out and let it go because it is the darkest hour before the dawn. The day after Dec. 21st 2012 is not just any dawn either, it is the completion of one way of living and the rise of a new way of life. I feel more ready then ever. It feels amazing to be alive and to have this be my world. Thank you friends, thank you community, thank you world for giving us another chance to make this better.