New Year intentions
So, I've started setting my intentions for the new year on the winter solstice, since traditionally, in so many cultures across the world, the winter solstice was the new year. I'm no longer calling them New Year's resolutions, but rather intentions because we've totally misconstrued the word resolution and made it into the absolute thing that must happen. The word actually comes from the Latin word "resolvere" which means to loosen or release. So, if my resolution is to let go of the negativity of the past year, then, essentially, I would be using the word correctly. But, intentions are a little different. They are a way to set things into motion. They are an energetic manifestation of your thoughts. The law of physics tells us that an object in motion must stay in motion unless an outside force stops it. This is the same with energy, and eventually, energy gains momentum. This is why the power of thoughts is so strong and why we are told to w