Let’s talk about a very important period—the energy of the New Year. Every year, people find themselves in the transitional period from December to January, and the New Year naturally carries weight.
- What is this energy, and what should we do with it?
- How should we act?
- Which state of mind, in experiencing these weeks, is the most genuine and correct, one that fosters your growth and expands your life?
We’ll discuss all of this in this article.
Every Year Is Unique
The first thing I’d highlight is that the concept of the New Year is not something monotonous and repetitive, where “every year you have to do the same things all over again.”
First and foremost, I want to emphasize that every year is absolutely unique. The end of 24, the beginning of 25, and the year 25 itself—this is something completely new, something that will never happen again.
This is a very important point.
- On the one hand, we know that time changes and new events will happen.
- On the other hand, people often celebrate the New Year as a sort of constant, saying, “Again, it’s New Year’s, again, it’s New Year’s…”
In reality, though, people always have questions and meanings arise: “How do I go on living my life in a new, different way?”
This knowledge is especially needed by people over 50: at that age, it can be harder to perceive the New Year as the start of new events and changes. There’s a sense of loss, the feeling that growth and expansion might not happen anymore, that there won’t be new discoveries. Many older people, grandparents, parents live in a state of “just getting by,” rather than with the sense that every year can bring bright colors and changes.
Another important aspect—the speed of modern events has increased tremendously.
What used to take a year can now happen in a month or even a week. If you live through this time without deep perception, without solid confidence and an understanding of cause-and-effect relationships, it will be incredibly difficult for you.
With the sheer volume of events and a lack of perception, disappointment arises, and the sense of control and “solid ground” disappears. Everything begins to feel less like a bright, fulfilling life and more like a constant threat. This leads to endless apathy, anxiety, a feeling of confinement, and the loss of life’s vibrancy.
New Year’s Energy Also Has Its Own “Constant Energy”
It’s a powerful point of reference, distinct from just a change of hour, minute, or another day.
It truly is different, and it’s important to recognize that because this is a time of great opportunities for people: the opportunity to set new energies, experience new meanings. A transition occurs, and in this transition a huge number of people all over the world take part.
It often happens that in December people try to finish something “important,” forgetting how bright and full the past eleven months were, or viewing December as “special” only because a new period is coming.
Within this change, the most important thing is to learn to observe that the period really is changing and to be aware of this energy. To be in a state of true perception.
Authentic Perception
What does “authentic perception” mean?
It means you take note of every moment happening in your life, not just once, but continuously.
Regardless of whether you’re planting flowers, recording a video, talking to your parents, working with colleagues, firing or hiring people, or starting a new business—you remain in a state of maximum awareness and maintain a neutral attitude toward all events.
During the New Year’s transition, it’s important to look at everything that’s going on without excessive significance or indifference: don’t label events as “important” or “unimportant.”
On one hand, there could be many events; on the other, there’s your own life, which always remains a constant. Observe both.
Proper Perception of the New Year
- On one hand, you can summarize the past year (I discussed how to do this correctly in the previous article—read it, it’s a very powerful topic for growth).
- On the other hand, always remember that life is constant: December and January are simply the continuation of life. There may be no holiday, no champagne, no fireworks, no feast, or even a Christmas tree. After all, the tree is just decoration.
Essentially, there is no New Year as a special, “exalted” holiday of joy and happiness.
Many people expect a special mood from the New Year because they forget about joy and happiness in everyday life and can’t maintain that feeling all the time.
Not everyone will be able to shift their perspective and go through December and January as if there were no “New Year.” But if you grasp this idea and can simultaneously preserve both a “festive” perception and a sense of life’s constancy, it will bring enormous growth and expansion of your perception.
Thus, you have two pillars:
- Summarizing the year (correctly and consciously).
- Understanding the constancy of life, where the “New Year” can “dissolve” into every day.
Keeping both of these states in mind and applying them means arriving at a strong perception of reality.
I highly recommend reading the previous article or watching a video on how to summarize the year and then trying to truly live through December and January while maintaining these two vectors.