This is the end

So we reached the end of our Year of Nothing New it actually went quite quickly and easily. Phoenix is ready to purchase his AR Parrot Drone that he saved for all year and I am still absorbing what this past year really meant for me.

One last anecdote:

In November Phoenix turned 8 years old and I wasn't sure how I could swing a birthday and Christmas without spending any money. Once again it turns out that the Universe was conspiring with me. One evening in early November I  was checking my email and I received something from a credit card that I have had for over 10 years, stating that if I didn't use my Thank You points by December that I would lose them all together. I have never paid any attention to the points I earned over the years or how I could use them but it turns out that I could use my points on Amazon.com and I had accrued enough points to get Phoenix a new bike for his birthday and a rock tumbler and some drawing books for Christmas without spending a dime. 

I will continue to strive to walk in balance while I am on this planet. And I will move forward with a clearer idea of what is truly important to me. Carl Jung said, "Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart." I have spent this last year taking the time to look into my heart without outside distractions so that I can clearly see my vision. And though it is still coming into focus, I can honestly say that I have more direction now than I have had in years.

Moving forward into 2014, I am on a mission of deliberate expansion. This has nothing to do with consumption and everything to do with raising the bar in my life. I am ready to learn more, travel more, create more, share more and love more.