Winter Solstice + setting intentions

Some people think of the December solstice as the shortest day of the year, but I prefer to think of it as  the longest night of the year.  Is that as comforting a thought to you as it is to me?  It makes me want to light candles at dusk, build a fire in the fireplace and sit cross-legged with breath and gratitude.

It's a good night for meditation, reflection and intention setting.

Sometimes I have a hard time with intentions.  I worry that I'm not thinking them right, but my highest self knows that there is no wrong way to set an intention.

This evening I'm going to take some time to sit quietly for a calming and grounding meditation, and then send a few intentions into the long, dark night, and then let them go without expectation:

I intend to create a strong, healthy and energized body capable of creating life and expanding love.
I intend to create space in my body for a deeply healing and ever-evolving spiritual practice.
My intention is to enjoy being artistic, to grow and feel inspired to deepen any creative practice I am drawn to, and to find absolute joy in being onstage, in studio and onscreen as much as possible.
I intend to travel to new and enlightening places.
I intend to buy a house in a city I love and live abundantly, free from worry.
I intend to deepen my compassion and connection to myself and the people I am surrounded by.
I intend to cultivate more gratitude and live mindfully.

These intentions feel good to me and make my body smile.  It makes me excited for a new year of possibility.   Life isn't always easy but It's always full of opportunity to choose something new, isn't it?