Good evening all on New Year's Eve!

I hope you're al enjoying the festive season ! And getting some rest! These few days around Christmas that pass so quickly, are the ideal opportunity to cozy up, move a little slower and enjoy all the sights, sounds, smells and comfort of the season. Once the year gets going .. it will get busy again .... school, study, work, commutes, commitments ... so do give yourself time to recharge and get some energy for all that the New Year will bring.

And, speaking of the New Year .. I was thinking of what I would wish you ... I wish you a bright and brilliant 2019. And, I encourage you to take some time to think about your wishes or your hopes for 2019. What do you hope and wish for in 2019? If you like to bring them to the next session, I'd love to go through them with you.

What I would wish for you ...? More and more i become aware of what a gift to the planet and this life each of you are. I feel privileged to work with each of you and to come to know a little about you and see you grow .. it's truly an honour... And from that I can see what a gift each of you are to the world and how the world so needs you. You are kind ... and this world needs kind people, you are funny, and this world needs humour, you are creative and this world needs creative people, you are curious, you ask questions .. and now more than ever, the world needs people who question and are curious.... You overcome challenges and that makes you courageous .. and the world needs courageous people. You are thoughtful and the world needs thoughtful people. You are sensitive .. and the world really really needs sensitive, courageous, thoughtful, kind, funny people!

So, my personal wish for you is that you value your uniqueness. Your school, work, college, even your friends and family may not always validate your gifts and strengths, but they are no less for want of that validation. Continue to express and be grateful for your gifts and talents. Continue to develop them and learn. And, never underestimate how, over time, as you grow, you make this world a better place. You can make a difference. As Maya Angelou says, .."astonish the mean world with your acts of kindness." You are important, your ideas are important, your kindness is important, your courage is important. Your most important work in this life is to be the most yourself you can be.And here's a poem by Marianne Williamson i think most of you are familiar with, working with me ! Our Deepest Fear:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness

That most frightens us.

We ask ourselves

Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small

Does not serve the world.

There's nothing enlightened about shrinking

So that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine,

As children do.

We were born to make manifest

The glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us;

It's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,

We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we're liberated from our own fear,

Our presence automatically liberates others.