Happy New Year from LIFT

The clinical team at LIFT Wellness wishes each and every one of our precious clients, colleagues and friends a very happy new year. As we enter into 2021, gratitude for our many blessings is tempered by a deep and profound understanding of how brutal this year has been for so many among us. Words can’t come close to acknowledging this properly. We have walked through this strange and new territory together, and emerged stronger, collectively and individually. From 2020, we have learned to be grateful for things we once took for granted - movie theaters, dinners with friends, hugs from loved ones near and far. We have born witness to our own resilience, and learned to let nothing dim the light that shines within.

This quote I read recently by Sarte seems appropriate: "Look back, look forth, look close. There may be more prosperous times, more intelligent times, more spiritual times, more magical times, more happy times, more beautiful times, but this one, this small moment in the history of the universe, this is ours."

How is 2021 treating you so far? We may meaning-make a bit too much about the changing of the years, but the transition does have value. A brand new year, much like a brand new day, offers fresh perspective, motivation, and most importantly, HOPE for the betterment of what’s to come. Self-renewal is an essential component of healing and positive change. Many are only accepting of the concept of a blank page when the old calendar goes in the dumpster, but the truth is, infinite possibilities for new ways of thinking, being or behaving lie at our fingertips in each and every precious moment. As a family, we don’t really do resolutions, but I have set an intention for the year, as I always do, and that is PRESENCE.

Bringing full presence to every encounter is a simple and also nearly impossible (for me at least) feat and I can’t think of a more valuable human endeavor. Presence is the lifeblood of creativity, attention, love, care, and possibilities. Presence is devotion, commitment and dedication to living life fully, with eyes wide open. Presence is feeling the fear and doing it anyway. Presence is surrender. I wish you luck with your resolutions or intentions.

And to you; big, beautiful, brand new year — we say, Welcome.