Well 2016 draws to a close – whilst it has undoubtedly had difficult moments for many I don’t share the view that it has been an annus horribilis for all!
I have noticed a trend sometimes that as one year ends we can be quick to write it off as a ‘bad one’ and assume the next year is going to fantastic.
It’s a bit like emigrating and thinking by moving country you will leave all your problems behind, or having a baby to ‘solve’ a marriage that is disintegrating. It just doesn’t work like that. We take our stuff with us from year to year unless we are truly ready to look at it now – and that doesn’t mean waiting for January 1st as some panacea that comes in gifted to make that easier.
I have been very called myself to get to grips with a diet and exercise plan – and my guides are screaming at me to do it NOW not wait till New Year when even more damage will have been done and needing repair… sound familiar!?
New Years are of course about setting goals and new beginnings but I really don’t like this energy of writing off a year just because we know quite a few have suffered in it. That doesn’t make it a bad year per se. It may have been a year of wake up calls, of hard learning – but given we are only here on this planet for a limited number of years maybe we shouldn’t be so quick to bin a year that hasn’t gone quite as we expected it to.
‘Into every life a little rain must fall’ feels true. But it is the rain that allows the growth to happen…
I know too that many have lost loved ones this year which is one of the hardest things we have to face - the poem later in this newsletter reflects my thoughts on this and was actually included in a funeral my husband went to yesterday of a relative who lived a happy, long life to 95 years old. I know many who are not so blessed - but however long or short life was - the poems sentiments are right.
For me this year my highlights were undoubtedly meeting so many of you. It was wonderful to spread my wings and visit both Canada and USA and also make connections with many others both here in the UK and further afield.
In Canada I was struck by the natural beauty of the place, the ancient indigenous feel of the land and the relative youthfulness of the country itself. The swim in the lake, the 5 crystal bowls played, the warmth of my hosts, and the spectacular majesty of Niagara Falls will long stay with me, as well as many other memories.
In USA arriving a month before the Election there I was aware of the political energy I was walking into. I was also educated fast at how traditionally Christian much of the country still is (much more prevalent than in the UK for example). As I boarded a plane at Heathrow I was surrounded by about 20 people who had been on a bible tour, and getting on to a plane at Charlotte in a thunderstorm I was greeted by a pastor clutching a bible to his chest as he moved past me. I sat with my energy and respected theirs but was aware that they may not have respected mine if they had known some of my beliefs!
Both energies political and traditionally religious were tangible in USA. And yet the people I met on retreat were so open to new ways of looking at the world that I realised there is a huge transition coming in to that country now, and it is a pivotal time there of change and revolution. I will be back that’s for sure… and I thank all my clients wherever they are for so much support and love in 2016.
I finish off 2016 with a series of 12 special videos I am making. They are a set that will stand together as a separate piece of work and are in the process of being made now. Each one looks at a different Ascended Master or Archangel that wants to come through with wisdom and love for us now.
It seems there is a big outpouring of support for all of us right now – and many guides coming in to help us.
If you need help ask – see which of the Guides that I bring through over the next couple of weeks speaks to you the most and then allow them to keep serving you to help make 2017 a good year. They are or will all be up on my You Tube Channel Amanda Ellis11 which has over 4,000 subscribers now – again thank you to all of you.
Back to close of 2016 rather than writing it off... ask yourself instead:
- What has this year taught me?
- What has been the biggest blessing and gift?
- What have I learnt about myself?
- How am I doing on my spiritual path?
- How have I served?
- What do I need to focus on next year (may be to do with qualities such as forgiveness or self care etc)
- Who has supported me this year – and have I said thank you?!
- Who hasn’t been there for me this year (and I may have to let go of)?!
- How can I create more joy in my life, what will bring happiness into my life?
- What have I got to be grateful for?
I still think that last question about gratitude is so important. We ALL have something to be grateful for, and gratitude raises our vibration whatever else is going on around us.
As we flow into a New Year take with you what works and what is beneficial – let go of what isn’t – and ride these powerful energies of transformation right now which are here to help not hinder us.
Having been tuned in to the energy of Christ all morning (making the third video in the Master Teacher series) I wish you all a Happy CHRIST – MAS. He wanted us to separate out those two words and to realise that this time of year is about a MASS of all of us coming together in Christ Consciousness love to stand united in a world that needs light now more than ever.
I wish you all a good festive period and for angelic blessings to be with you all. Thank you for being with me through 2016 – I hope you are able to still journey on with me through 2017. There is still a lot more to do, see and discover.
Amanda xx
