Then, and this is the most important part of the ritual, drink some celebratory cider or yummy candy or juicy fruit or something truly delicious and affirm in your heart that you are accepting the new lesson with every sip and bite. Accept it into your body, your very cells, and have a party! Don’t underestimate the power of this ritual. Years ago when I was a struggling actress (is there any other kind?), I did this ritual for the first time. I sacrificed the “lessons of obscurity” and requested the “lessons of fame.” Within 24 hours my actress website was hit with 10,000 visits, including hundreds of vile, scary emails by one abusive stranger. Talk about a quick lesson in fame! After a year of fame lessons I decided I didn’t want to be famous and I no longer wanted to be an actress. Part Three This last step locks in the change. Imagine yourself twelve months into the future, after living your new life lesson for a whole year. You are not the same person you were when you began this new path in 2006. How is your life different? How are you different? You made some choices on your new path. You stood at the crossroads and said “yes” to some things, “no” to others. Perhaps you said no to fear, or to victimhood, or to relationships and behaviors that didn’t uplift you. Perhaps you said yes to trust, or to putting yourself first, or to cultivating relationships and behaviors that supported your health and joy. Look back on the choices that brought you success in 2007. Make a list of what you said yes to and no to. Lay down a broom on the floor before you. Stand on one side of the broom and read what you commit to say no to. Step over the broom and leave your “no” list behind you. Read what you commit to say yes to. Lift the broom (there’s no going back), and sweep your “no” list away! Congratulations on meeting yourself at the crossroads, making your choices, and moving forward. Every day is a game of trick or treat, and you get to choose what to keep or release.

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