Who knew? My end-of-year huge OMG and AHA moment came yesterday in an unusual and kind of inconvenient form as I used my SoCal AAA card to scrape the ice off my car window at my new home in Portland. I really hung onto the contrast of that while in a hurry to get to the ecstatic dance. I am here, not there, and, oh no, now I REALLY need an ice scraper. For some very odd reason, buying an ice scraper has felt like a huge commitment to me, and I have resisted. As I once again scraped ineffectively with my small plastic card and frozen fingers, I realized that one year ago, I would never have dreamed this would be my life on New Year’s Eve 2012.

I had an inspired and tidy life in California, living in a house I loved, with creatively demanding and inspiring projects, the freedom (and stress) of my own business, and lots of friends and support, yet I was totally craving huge change and a total new perspective. As always, the universe delivered (totally took over), and I was literally plucked up and moved to Portland in June by a very cool company. It has been a surprisingly smooth and yet challenging transition, as I now have all new beginnings and unexplored territory in every area of my life.

I am grateful that I am past the physical move and am happy to be living with like minded spirits in a magical place. The weather seems to insist you slow down and be present in a really clear way, as I realize I now must calm down and build in 10-15 minutes to get myself and my car all warmed up and ready to drive"”

I woke up this morning to bounce out the door for an early New Year dance jam and was greeted by blue skies, 28 degrees, and the glorious opportunity to use my new ice scraper. Yep, yep, it was thick ice today. Bring it on!

I am now committed to an ice scraper I bought yesterday. I laughed out loud as I began the new year by scraping the windshield clear of ice. So perfect in so many ways.

Happy new beginnings to all; it's going to be a good one...