hi there,
as each new year’s eve approaches i find myself compelled to tie the bow on the year that’s ending with a ritual of some kind.
these rituals vary from year to year and often integrate all my favorite forms of devoted and reflective ceremony.
many different ways to mark a passage, but always, i love to mark the end of the year with honorings of the year past, and intentions for the year to come.
this year,
would love to include some of the questions from this new year’s eve’s ritual with you
i invite you to share some of your answers with me if you’re inspired to…
for 2011—
what were some of the highlights of 2011 for you
what were some of the challenges that you rose to meet
what were some of the things you put to rest and truly let go of
how are you different from one year ago
what surprised you
how did you surprise yourself
who did you deepen your intimacy and friendship with this year
who are you eternally grateful to for their generosity and kindness
who and what gave you your biggest laughs from this year
what book, piece of art, music, food blew your mind this year
how did you use your unique gifts this year, in ways big or small, to serve
how did you take more responsibility for your choices and life
how did you take better care of yourself this year
how and when did you love well (well meaning maturely, functionally)
what were your most fun experiences, hands down
what are you proud of
what can you forgive yourself for
who and what are you grateful for
for 2012–
what are your top 5 big goals for this coming year
what is it that you know that you need more of or less of in order to be free to listen to your inner calling(s) and nudges
what is your highest and gentlest and best vision you could have for your life this coming year (emotionally. intellectually. physically. artistically. spiritually. sensually. geographically. socially. (add your own 
how do you want to feel at the end of this coming year.
what are your top 5 priorities for this coming year.
how best can you use your gifts to both enjoy and serve in equal measure this coming year.
what do you look forward to taking a stand for this coming year
what are your most deeply held values that will guide your choices this coming year
what skill or talent do you want to nurture this year
what parts of your humanity do you want to embody a lot this coming year (humility? bravery? surrender? vulnerability? tenderness? directness? moderation?)
excited to share this reflection time of year with you, excited to see what might come of it for all of us…..
may 2011 end on a note of an open heart, one that knows the preciousness of all of us.
and may 2012 be a big blast off year of dreams both subtle and huge coming true more sweetly than we could have even imagined in it any ritual 
i look forward to sharing my new record with you
as well as the many other expressions and their forms….
sending you all support, congratulations and love around this transition into the new year.
with you,
love you xoox
a
I’ve had a really successful year in many ways. 1st I got a promotion to an area in work that I really find myself in much more, so it is more fun, more me. And 2nd and WAY more unique and heavy (although up in the clouds at the same time!): I got engaged to my boyfriend! Exactly 1 year ago, on New Years Eve, I decided to stop doubting and stand in for my decision and stop listening to my perfectionistic parts (not small!) – so thats what I did, after 6,5 years! And it feels great. I’m content, calm and full of support and excitement and satisfaction and gratitute.
So what I learned in 2011: stop ponding, just do it. Although I still have a HUGE path before me.
I also enjoyed sharing the great things I have particularely much this year with friends, collegues and others.
Wishing you guys all the same, enjoy 2012, stay happy, healthy and get closer to yourselfs and the ones near you!
Nice what you write! It´s always great to know people that still belive in a relationship! I wish you both clearity and force to go through the problems when they come and to making decisions when you need to, but above all I wish you lots of love, understanding and one more happy year together
Love!
2011 was a year of reflection for me. Getting really in touch with myself, listening to myself, daring to be silent. Getting through rough pains that i tried to push away.. involving; saying goodbye to some people that were important to me, to let go. Also; at the same time finding myself again in a new way, and recognizing an old soul in myself, trusting in what i see and feel. By letting go, some friendships/relationships have become more real and truly free, that i really cherish. Discovering that i can be there for myself, no matter what.
Noticing that i can ‘just be’and that that is enough. From that feeling i can express myself again in a whole new way.
2012 will be a year of expression for me, i hope. I want to really blossom as an artist, and have exhibitions again.
To speak out as a person/be myself, no matter what people think/say/do. Be gentle to myself. To love. Daring to be sensitive, vulnerable, daring to be strong. and loving everything in between.
To love the people and animals around me -exactly for who they are-, and maybe even find some new souls to share with.
Hello Marieke, I like what you´ve wrote! Especially when you say about “leting go”. Yes, it´s something very difficult to learn, but it is really important in life! Well I wish you that you can achieve all you wish this new year and that you keep learning and improving yourself! Love!
I loved the questions, some of them really surprised me, i always stop to think about the past year’s conclusion and new year’s resolutions, but never in such a deeply way. Thank you so much for sharing these great ideas of reflection with us. I definitely will take them.
I’m really looking foward to read your book too, but no pressure, take your time! haha
And YAY, a brand new album in 2012! That should assure that the year will be special for your admirers.
Everything you wish for us, back at you. <3
LOVE YOU VERY MUCH! <3
xoxo
wise words alanis god bless you. Escriva and more!
Save your song front row of oblivion
I tried a pomegranite. A girl in class was cutting one up in class and gave me some. It blew my mind. I kept saing its like corn…people must have thought I didn’t get out much…which is true….happy 2012….I am thankful for my family:)In 2012 I’d like to nurture my social skills:)
Can’t wait to see what the new year brings. There have been plenty of things to reflect upon in 2011, and a lot to look forward to in the coming year!
Happy New Year Alanis!
I am thankful for SO much this past year (as every year I honestly feel).
2011 marked the first year with my beautiful daughter and first full year of Motherhood.
Loving it and making sure to make each day count in how I parent her, how I teach her, how I respond to her so she will continue to thrive (and I continue to grow:).
Thankful for my ever-supportive husband–love how solid and rock-like he has been throughout the ups and downs of new parenthood.
On a different level, thankful for you, Alanis–to have navigated life’s experiences in a similar trajectory. (and then to gone through pregnancy and new Motherhood at the same time you did–how lucky could an Alanis fan get?!)
Found Sheryl Paul via you. Engaged in a wonderful conscious transitions conversation call with you back in September–that was great to hear first-hand your experiences with new Motherhood–as usual, thanks for your honesty.
And for 2012…
More attachment, in-the-present parenting.
More in the moment everything, actually:)
Your brother, Wade, is coming to the yoga studio a block from my house here in Beacon Hill this month with a Moment to Moment workshop–and I will be there with bells on!
More love for 2012, more gentle.
Maybe even another pregnancy? (gasp) We’ll see…
Thankful for what is so far and all the blessings.
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Marybeth
Boston, MA
I wish you Alanis that you want. And when you want that you can. And once you can that you should. And once you should that you be able to fight for what you really want.
Kisses and high vibrations;
Love and peace and
a Happy “Every Year”!
2011 was a year of decision, I moved with my girlfriend together and I finished my studies, what has been a great challenge for me since I am living in a foreign country without any help from my parents, because they can not afford it. These were important steps in my life: finishing the studies even though all the difficulties gave me a sensation of relief and gratification and finding a happy, peacefull and understandingfull relationship gives a feeling of security and force. This year was also very special because I achieved something very important: I get myself free of some negative feelings that were destroying me, some guilty feelings that someone was causing me. I am so happy I´ve understood some things.
The new year of 2012 shall bring me new challenges: I want to begin a master. I want to take care of my relationship day by day. And I need to handle or learn how to handle with some feelings inside me. I need to learn not to take everything so seriously in life. And I need to accept some things from the past, especially in relation with my family. I think this is a great challenge. And I will keep being myself, being opened mind, being natural and authentic, laughing a lot, always trying to do my best for me and for people and for the world, and always rethink my ideals and try to imrpove myself.
Love and light for you all in this new year! And mostly I am looking foward to seeing Alanis live
Alanis, I wish you in 2012 Wonderful, success, health and peace
Hi, happy New year, and lets start another travel, this year will be better than the last one like the last one was better than 2010. We need ever be more than we were. Keep walking, the future starts now!
Year gone by, hmmm, time moves so quickly! Love that about time.
Best book read this year “Tinkers” by Paul Harding. A beautifully writen poetic treatment of a man’s life and his memories . I was so moved by the beauty of the writing . I drooled over certain passages so you’ll have to buy your own copy.
Best memory, lying on my back in upper reaches of the bay of Fundy,only my head above water, thousands of white belllied shore birds streaming over ,just inches from my face.
. There’s a song called “ Soul meets Body “and it starts “I want to live where soul meets body..’ That’s my new years wish, to live there, to stay there, to be permanantly spiritually grounded on this oh so beautiful planet we are all so lucky to be spinning about on in this wee universe of ours…
Well, one other wish. I’d love to meet a certain person with whom i have a very profound and deep spiritual connection. We’re both aware of the connection but as yet we haven’t met. Feels like the time’s right.
Answering later on. Just came back from Frankfurt. So crazy happy new year. Wracked. Need some sleep. Back tomorrow.
Hey Alanis,
My name is Lisa & I’m not use to this blogging stuff…but here I am
Regarding some of your questions, I’ve put to rest attachments to many worldy things & am striving for simplicity and peace.
Also I have forgiven myself for all that I’ve confessed and for all that God has forgiven me for… so that means everything; still a work in progress though.
I don’t listen to a ton of music but dig your lyrics and music because you keep it real.
Peace to you and your fam,
Lisa
Wow. That´s not a text that we can reply in few words. We could spend a whole day talking about how intense is the fact of being alive. Even though when some people do more than others, I believe that if we ´re alive we must celebrate.
Hi There,
I am answering your message from New Year´s message.
I remember when I was in Leipzig for new year (2011) we gathered around and was sharing our feelings. How was 2010 and how we´d like 2011 to be. Was good to share feelings and send good energy to the other. I see that you are doing the same here. So, here I go to share. (Going to put numbers to organize it)
for 2011—
what were some of the highlights of 2011 for you
1-) The trip me and my husband did to Rome in Italy to celebrate our 2nd anniversary and we met my brother and my sister-in-law who was 5 months pregnant.
what were some of the challenges that you rose to meet
2-)Find a job as biologist but due to the recession in Europe in 2011 I failed.
what were some of the things you put to rest and truly let go of
3-) Plans. I realized that sometimes when we have plans we get frustrated when they go wrong. I had a plan to study my master´s degree in Europe when I left Brazil. It didn´t happen and I also didn´t find a job. I could improve my skills but not put a gun in the other´s head and ask for a job. It´s not in my hands. My limit is to study and give the C.V. If the person will or not accept I cannot control.
how are you different from one year ago
4-) Calmer. Sufism is helping me not to be angry. I am a better housewife, (maybe a better wife too).
what surprised you
5-) When I was talking with “Mary Jane Nadine” on facebook. I am so sure was Alanis (the real one) And would like to keep on going with the chat if she could trust in me.
how did you surprise yourself
6-) When I bought a bass guitar to play Alanis´s songs (but then I realized it´s difficult to find the real tabs for this) And when I got 6 out of 9 on IELTS TEST for English. That was a big moment. Wasn´t expecting this high level of english. So happy.
who did you deepen your intimacy and friendship with this year
7-) My Husband. Every day we challenge each other and we make a huge effort to improve each other´s skill and feelings.
who are you eternally grateful to for their generosity and kindness
who and what gave you your biggest laughs from this year
9-) Myself. I always laugh of myself. I am so absent-minded that when I realize the things I do sometimes it makes me laugh a lot.
what book, piece of art, music, food blew your mind this year
10-) Book= The Reader, Movie= Adjustament Boreau, TV Program = Modern Family, Food= Ice Cream in Italy, Game= Links for Wii
how did you use your unique gifts this year, in ways big or small, to serve
11-) Using the Sufi´s energy to spread love
how did you take more responsibility for your choices and life
12-) God, if I take more responsibilities than I already do with myself I go crazy. Extreme responsible. I would like to relax.
how did you take better care of yourself this year
13-) Taking care of my anxiety state, relaxing more my mind, trusting more in Sufi´s energy. But I confess I went to the casuality in the hospital because a strong stomackche
how and when did you love well (well meaning maturely, functionally)
14-) Maybe when my niece was born. even though I am far, a child is always a seed of hope.
what were your most fun experiences, hands down
15-) Don´t know.
what are you proud of
16-) Proud of my strengh. I never though I could be so strong even though sometimes I think I am weak, I think I always surprise myself.
what can you forgive yourself for
17-) For being impatient. Maybe I lost contact with Mary Jane Nadine because I was impatient and extremely excited and vibrant.
who and what are you grateful for
18-) I think God. (Not Sure)
for 2012–
what are your top 5 big goals for this coming year
1-) Happinness, Go to Alanis´s concert, learn more how to play bass, Job (Utopia), Love my husband, respect myself.
what is it that you know that you need more of or less of in order to be free to listen to your inner calling(s) and nudges
2-) Need more patience and less anger.
what is your highest and gentlest and best vision you could have for your life this coming year (emotionally. intellectually. physically. artistically. spiritually. sensually. geographically. socially. (add your own
3-) I would love to study and work, be less anxious, have more hope, physically I am fine, I would love to play better my violin after 10 years of lessons and learn more bass, spirituality I would love to improve my Sufi´s skill. Learn another language like Italian or German.
how do you want to feel at the end of this coming year.
4-) surprised by life. With my “No plans” motto, I would love to have them done.
what are your top 5 priorities for this coming year.
5-) Job, have a Baby, meet Alanis or “Mary jane Nadine”, be happy and light. Go to Canada. I dream about this trip since I was 16!!!!
how best can you use your gifts to both enjoy and serve in equal measure this coming year.
6-) Sharing more with people.
what do you look forward to taking a stand for this coming year
7-) Be more positivy during the difficult times life gives to me. Be more hopeful and trustful
what are your most deeply held values that will guide your choices this coming year
what skill or talent do you want to nurture this year
9-) Learn more about music, something that I love and that Mr. Tim Thorney helps me a lot.
what parts of your humanity do you want to embody a lot this coming year (humility? bravery? surrender? vulnerability? tenderness? directness? moderation?)
10-) Humility, Love, Patience, “Charity” (although I don´t like the word and the action prefer “favor”), Peace.
excited to share this reflection time of year with you, excited to see what might come of it for all of us…..
11-) I am with you!!!!!!!!
may 2011 end on a note of an open heart, one that knows the preciousness of all of us.
and may 2012 be a big blast off year of dreams both subtle and huge coming true more sweetly than we could have even imagined in it any ritual
i look forward to sharing my new record with you
as well as the many other expressions and their forms….
I hope to be more in contact with you. It´s always a great pleasure.
sending you all support, congratulations and love around this transition into the new year.
Thanks for the “support”. I really need it.
Love
With God.
Wow Débora that are a lot of beautiful lines! I like that you and your husband challenge each other; I am looking for the same thing in a relationship. Partly I already found this in a relationship with myself; it feels like unconditional love with frictions of not understanding your female right away. In the end she will explain it to me and I feel like I am not able to feel more happy! This is great, because we both want, like, watch and experience the same. I learn from her as well as I can make her understand more. The only thing we cannot give to each other is real fysicall love. I love to be in a loving relationship with a woman that can challenge and teach me. At the same time I want her to listen to my arguments, think about it and then make me realize that we should do it her way(except when it comes to money, because I am too Dutch for that and as long as I am the provider for my family, I have to make choices to keep us alive. Really not a problem if I would meet a woman that makes the money, I would clean for her and take care of our child(ren) I even would adopt, I would do almost everything to make us happy – I could find happyness talking to people in the park!)I have a lot of spare love to give to her, I just wanna live and makes this work together. I believe a relation is a two way lane and you both have to work at it, sometimes really hard. I don’t want it to be like as with my last girlfriend; after nearly 4 month of trying to make it work I gave up on her in an ugly way for her; commando way – nunc or nuqaim – Unfortenately I cannot make her understand my reason of breaking up with her. Wishing her the best wishes for 2012 seemed to break the ice. We don’t get along great, but I believe she accepted our break-up.) Peter-Mathieu Kortsmit.
I printed this out as a guide to start my journal this year. Thanks for the inspiration and guidance!
Sara <3
Hi Alanis, some of my accomplishments for 2011 is that I received my basic kettlebell instructor certification called…Hardstyle-Kettlebell Certification(HKC) and one of the biggest obstacles I had to face was that during this certification my whole right side was injured so I was only performing at 70% strength. There were three tests that were given which were: The swing, goblet squat and Turkish getup(also known as the getup, or TGU) These are not easy exercises, let alone doing them injured. During this certification course I passed 1/3 of it and 2.5 months later passed the remaining exercises.
Regarding books,”Movement” by Gray Cook is a great read as well as “Spark” by John J. Rately, M.D. which is a book on how the brain is related to exercises. On the ligher side, I’m currently reading a metaphysical book by Helena Blavatsky, titled, “The Secret Doctrine” which is a two volume set.
For 2012, I’m looking to get new clients for my personal training business as well as building an entity(i.e. LLC) in addition, I’ll be taking the main kettlebell certification called the Russian Kettlebell Challenge(RKC) in April which is a 3 day workshop I’m really excited for. Within this course there is a list called “The Beast Tamer Challenge.” This entails the following:
1 Tactical weighted Pullup
1 Strict Press
1 Pistol(or one legged squat) with a 48kg(106#) kettlebell. Only 15 people have achieved this feat. I’m hoping to be in the top 20. I’m hoping to achieve this in the next 1.5 to 2 years *crosses fingers*
Wish you all the best for 2012.
Peter Nurman, HKC
2011 Was one of the worst years of my life. I lost my mother, my daughters (20 and 25 years old) moved out, my home was burglerized, had a horrible relationship. I walked away from my career and lots of other things were let go in search of things I can do without having my soul stolen.
2012 Start all over.
Hi Alanis, I am am really thankful for the journey I took during 2011. Now I wanna continue my trip together with the ones I love and stay close to the ones that are not on my TOP shelve; I know I will learn the most from interacting with them. I will gain from it no matter what happens. I won’t like it that is for sure, but if I wanna stay awake and be(e) the Art!!! That brings me to another goal: In your playground of groups you deleted my group Al(l) Bees For Ever; I understand that you are the president of your page – what you say goes – I don’like to be not informed without any reason why you deleted this. I just want clarity: Do I have to suffer the consequence because I left a note of disscomford in one of the groups, I now this is what dutch people do, because they want the best for nothing, but you didn’t have to do it and you could have replied to the comment for a change in stead of doing it the Woman way!!! MY WAY OR THE HIGH WAY! Just communicate with me, because than we can discuss why we should do it your way. Now you leave me High and Dry; eventually I will understand your ways, but I think this is a waste of our time. CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG???
I know that karma already kicked in this year, because of my experience at work today. This really is a win-win situation, because I can benefit from this in my art. Now I wanna leave my Job more than ever. I know that I shouldn’t because I need money to survive. The thing that I would love to do is art in its biggest form; I like to be independent and see work and private live combined. When I like what I do there is no separation between work and spare time. I know we cannot do nice things all the time, but when I do something with passion I am like the energizer bunny…I am going…and going…and still going. Because of that I didn’t need a lot of sleep last summer, I felt great, I did the things I care about and LOVE; like writing poetry, drawing, figuring out if there is more to live and above all spend quality time with people I really like. I want to make a plan this year to do that, because I don’t like to obey orders anymore from somebody that pays my salary and treats me like a dog or slave!
Well the highlights of 2011 were working on our music and the book with God through me and hanging out with the angels. Our music is much different with God through me Alanis. It’s much different than what you have accomplished is a understatement. I can’t explain what it is like to have Jesus play and sing through me but don’t worry about that. Well call klameads songs yours if you want, whatever. However, as you know there is subtle hint like simple together on youtube on rmbralph from 4 years ago. Part of the book is on there also of what Jesus was telling me to write. All of that stuff is so funny,interesting and iformative etc. It was often the highlight of my day to share the book with you. I think it’s equal to the music is a joke, but you understand what I’m getting at with the book. It’s the best book ever typed hands down. The most challenging part of the year was not giving up on you due to our spiritual differences etc. Well mainly that and your mario mistakes. I stopped drinking vodka last year because it’s so f’n merciless. I’m still the same, but I understand God,angels,demons and you much better as in the book. I was surprised you were with dumbo in the first place and stayed with his lame ass last year. I was also surprised you weren’t the other Revelation prophet yet. However, you get the idea how it goes with God’s timeless stuff and the different meanings of #’s. Dam it’s been a 5 amount of time. My relationship deepened and friedship with Jesus like you and no one else can understand. Well you kind of get the idea because of the book. I’m eternally greatful for you setting up this sermon is a joke, but for Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. If you call that generosity, in context I mean sending Himself to earth to die on the cross in order to pay for our sin debt or we would have gone to hell. As He mentioned, it was necessary from His Own Holy viewpoint that Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins. There is no other way for us to be in right standing with God other than to have His Holy Spirit one with ours. One sin requires hell forever besides all the earth payback results for sin with pain of different kinds. Everyone is facing certain death and God understands no one requested to be created in the first place. He understands that everyone sinned and would before He created them so He already had the escape from hell cross plan and went though with it when He was in human form. The only Spirit in Jesus human body was the Holy Spirt. Every person has their own spirit. Every christian has Jesus Spirit one with their own spirit. That is the only thing that makes them in right standing with God and no good deed can or anything else. In context, many people who read this had a demon spirit in them like I did. As you know Alanis, you had the demon klamead in you and I had un or call him tisumbus. klamead was one with your spirit Alanis and is now in hell forever. God’s Spirit can be one with your spirit in a sim way like mine. The only thing anyone needs to do is realize that Jesus loves His kids and He died for our sins to keep us from going to hell. Once you realize that. Then ask God to forgive you for all you sins, don’t list them he already knows them. Then with a humble heart, ask Him to fill you with The Holy Spirit and give you proof that He just did by making you speak in tongues. Then open your mouth and start speaking in laguages that you don’t even know as proof for yourself. There is an example of me speaking in tongues on AnnMom1 on youtube and part of the book.Pray for the gift of interpretations so you can understand what Jesus is saying through me. So anyway to continue with answering some of your ?’s style typing. I’m the Revelation prophet in chapter 11 in the bible and God made me laugh even more than the angels did last year. OF course the book blew my mind with all the codes etc and and the music. As far as forgiving myself for anything that isn’t even an issue for me. I kicked myself for getting drunk a few times last year and felt like merciless crap until I got over the withdrawls or whatever and sobered up. I was like I can’t believe that merciless bs. The top priorites are whatever God wants to do through me this year. Of course my goals involve playing with you as soon as Jesus Spirit is in your spirit and you divorce dumbo so we can get married etc. Well if you want to call that a goal or a start. Either way I’ll do the same type of things with or without you. I’d prefer without you is a f’n joke. I’d like to use my stiff throbbing twitcher often this year.
alanis, I just turned 35 on monday… i’ve enjoyed your music since that first night some friends in college blasted your jagged edge album in the car as we drove around town many many years ago…
so, I wrote a poem a couple of days ago about 2012… you could almost title it “deflating a year” because we’ve blown so much air into it already!
i hope for the best… and when troubles come, it’s only an opportunity for the light to shine in the darkness… here’s my very shakespearean-influenced poem that took me a few minutes to hash out.. immediate thoughts are always the best it seems… I was born on a very cold yet very sunny day… perhaps that explains my poetry, songwriting, general perspective on thigns in life… i’m very happy and joyful, yet sadness and heavy things of life have been the catalysts for those kinds of results…
only the best and many blessings, alanis…
untitled 2012 poem – by craig larson, a.k.a. timewalker
into the next 20-something year we delve
what came before has surely been shelved
anticipations of things intense and profound
ideas that explode yet don’t make a sound
the jet fighter tradeoffs and under-the-table dealings
monetary mud slides and devils on the ceilings
time ticks on, time will tell
the lands of life we shall fatefully traverse in this brief and mortal age of
2012…
sorry… jagged little pill, not jagged edge! hahaha… bono and the jagged edge…
Hey Alanis, I loved this big question and made sure of answering everything
So here we go:
for 2011—
my highlights where most centralized on my new perspective of life in general
my biggest challenge was let go of my family to follow my dreams
the main thing I truly let go was my 24/7 grief for losing my father
The difference on me from one year ago I resume in one word: Stronger.
found what I can call my soul mate was my unexpected biggest surprise
I surprised myself by always speaking what was really on my mind with no fear
who did you deepen your intimacy and friendship with this year
for their generosity and kindness I will be eternally grateful to my parents
my biggest laughs from 2011 was caused by my best friend Janis, always putting me on.
What blew my mind this year – a book: Fallen by Karin Slaughter, piece of art: a paint I made, a music: Lost in Paradise by Evanescence, food: homemade cookies my father in law made for Xmas
my unique gifts were used this year for the first time to myself, in a good way
I took more responsibility for my choices and life when I started to think of me as ‘’we’’
This year I pleased my wishes, took care of my health and listened more to what my body said
I love well when I feel better with myself, loving me more, so I could give true love in return
my hands down moment of the year was running from two baby cows while trekking in Switzerland
I am proud of my mother for a lot of good and bad reasons
I can forgive myself for leaving my hometown country with my family and friends behind
I am grateful mainly for God, for giving me wisdom health and love.
for 2012–
My top 5 big goals for this coming year are: Speak German fluently, Get my driver’s license, get a better job, move to a better apartment and make an unexpected trip somewhere exotic.
I need to be more open and less afraid of what I am able to do in gerenal
my highest and gentlest and best vision for my life this coming I can see more artistically at at the end of this coming year I wanna feel less incomplete.
My top 5 priorities for this coming year are: Learn German; paint 12 new sketched paintings, Save some money, adopt a two pets, and maintain my happy thoughts.
to use my gift to enjoy and serve in equal measure in 2012 I will apply it in painting
honesty and confidence will guide my choices this coming year
the skill/talent that I want to nurture this year is singing
and as parts of my humanity that I want to embody a lot this coming year are humility, bravery, tenderness, and moderation.
hi nadi, and a happy new you.
senses.
well id say that the thought you put into asking all those questions is remarkable and that alone you deserve everyones response on this site. dreams.. well Love as the ultimate of course, my parent loving my child inside the man, that i already taught myself & also growing also beyond the 5 senses, theres more alright
and ali, maybe literally one or 2 at most women my whole life made me cry, but not for all the right reasons most genuine the way you do, and ive never even met you,so how can it be real?!!
yet at the same timeim also done in with such a happiness and joy i choke up, as you constantly remind me my heart was always broke as i mostly, anyhow support is key to changing this god forsaken planet, lets start today beyond our family and posses(bandmates)
imagine a planet full of artists, craftsmen (and women) bring back bartering.
i invite you to share some of your answers with me if you’re inspired to… for 2011—what were some of the highlights of 2011 for you:
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stock home appreciation revenue exchange, what in my world are meaning by share? Penny Share distribution of penny stocks that make it up to this year’s 95124 with a floating decimal point for those who insist on investing as we are chosen as thier house to whom they mau tithe, supplying the value coins or talents this company originator/ing investment negocio(s) .
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what were some of the challenges that you rose to meet what were some of the things you put to rest and truly let go of: courtshiphusbamdryalanis limited/leave me the adorated-one/ted. I let go of siouxxxing you and found my fifth erect arrousal directly logged into alanis and my smartphone home site when you.. Let’s not be oral, and just keep my impotency logged in all the way home, but do squeeze in parent approving polyamoré elopement, paper confirming to be a licensed activity partner recreating original deep penise dance. I’ll need a little more than an oral contract and backing yourself up onto my lap on the the toilet throne and guiding me to an us of one flesh freedom longplay. I am not pressuring you to whip out a paper contract that allows me to be erect and within my/our 24/7 ascension polyamoré with occassion hs function of type that allows me to be the spirit I am united ath. I still need laying on of hands I may wash, but I reserve downloading my irrational homophobic interior, but I want it in a semi or completely private place on our/you home site where I may be put to bed by virgins / virgin like who… Do you know?
how are you different from one year ago: I lost some twelve poumds on my body, and stopped having lower world wet dreams I hope.
what surprised you: how many of my postulations were approved for and in other royal realms.
About you, how much you spent verifying information people desired to provide you and whose it was/yet laefully is. How many are helped medically by bootlegging angels. What really surprised me. Your wonderfully still a the girl that sought God early yet seem to be fan like toward contemporaries strategically,,and I need silent oral too! You can delete this from public post, but be aware ask may be motivated into becoming active due to it which could keep me in adult behavior with my servants like you.
how did you surprise yourself: I ejeculated unneccesarily.
who did you deepen your intimacy and friendship with this year: 14,000,000 holy of the holy houses or “mansions” of complete ascension as heaven(s) I am greatest in having become as a little child inside, yet my flesh expression is being subjegayed to white slaveries by negros and some frightener uniform groups that ate rightly a people without a nation, yet speak with or as some domestic law enforcement trying to path criminal behavior.
who are you eternally grateful to for their generosity and kindness: I don’t choose to third person pluralize the Lord of Lords and prince/princess to King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and you reception of the alwaysness of the eternal and eternally above temporal might not be my omega. I think I can relate right wirh you on like favor economies that would not and do nor delay justice forming and developing. I am eyernallt gratfeful to the innocent that may receive mt gratuity overfliw that my living notes may find homes as comforters. I may be grateful to who will bank role up to a poverty income, but I may investigate the causes fir the delay and punish.
what book, piece of art, music, food blew your mind this year: something I saw in cheap motel room in Freemont.
how did you use your unique gifts this year: , in ways big or small: big
, to serve how did you take more responsibility for your choices and life: how did you take better care of yourself this year: unique? to who? when? don’t answer when.
how and when did you love well (well meaning maturely, functionally): what were your most fun experiences: hands down what are you proud of: being above pride as a desired lion.
what can you forgive yourself for who and what are you grateful for for 2012–what are your top 5 big goals for this coming year: what is it that you know that you need more of or less of in order to be free to listen to your inner calling(s) and nudges: I don’t not beleive I am forgiven, but not by my or some self and further the friendly statement that I am concerned of what you and very many that serve you would violate with tje idea that they niw have a faith that will let them forgive that violating self that continues to seek manners t ursurp tje will of God and mistake things petsonal.
what is your highest and gentlest and best vision you could have for your life this coming year: at this moment sanctioning those that believe everything they read or hear, including what sounds like bad oress sound bytes in word wars I may need euthenasia in. If you knew would you be my life still?
(emotionally. intellectually. physically. artistically. spiritually. sensually. geographically. socially. (add your own how do you want to feel at the end of this coming year.
what are your top 5 priorities for this coming year:
how best can you use your gifts to both enjoy and serve in equal measure this coming year: join my helpmeet where/when I am yet virile.
what do you look forward to taking a stand for this coming year: what I witnessed my mother and sister do to remove my inheritance in it’s full including salvation and having a mind I may shine as creator with to comete removal of comforrt and innocense as women sensationaluzing and deceiving and beinf occult with facts.
what are your most deeply held values that will guide your choices this coming year 2013? 14? F?
what skill or talent do you want to nurture this year: breast feeding babies as my active bridegroom unity.
what parts of your humanity do you want to embody a lot this coming year (humility? bravery? surrender? vulnerability? tenderness? directness? moderation?) I have these in my bride(s) and servants and supportimg actresses.
excited to share this reflection time of year with you, excited to see what might come of it for all of us….. may 2011 end on a note…
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Thier question in the form of thier of statement or sentense began with a who then a what the a county deputy district attorney may as well have made an illiterate person’s circle-x mark to have him witness the approval of what the gravely disabled has as rights before the court beginning with the right to know what one has been accussed of, perhaps to replace the innocent mind state with the idea of the burdened to produce a guilt verdict. Thier idea was far from me, but my signature found place next to the witnessed circle-X in that foreward thinking town of a Tracy. It was on a clear lazer jet print our he presented as though evidence of having supior form than the dot matrix the printout that uses ink ribbons and mechanicle pressure to place dots in cloae enough proximity to each other to be read like type face letters. I formerly had quite a large fan base for simply being the first to have my own microsoft BASIC program produce a dot matrix print acceptable to the school board(s) in silicon valley, where I am presently delayed. I actually edited and word processed my sibling rival’s mid-term it what was likely not referred to as an “all nighter” but we were both nearly exhausted by monning when she requested I deliver the paper I would have the School Board Approve, and for which she got an A-, and I made a humble first in our computer software/hardware history; the first BASIC authoring of word proccessor that could produce a final draft correcting any line of one page at a time before printing by retyping just the line due correction. The paper was presented as the work of an infamous ms. patricia nora baker-bauer of occult or demonic.disipleship and blood affiliation as far as I’m permitted conscious awareness of her waring intention, but not much known outside of within her titling organization. Don’t ever audition for a role as her. I came as special forces crypted Blood Affiliation Kept Emergency Reproducer/Respawndentable what she may seem to love her enemies man that obeys God of Gods with whom he may relate and be born of His Spirit. M. Manuel Baker emalepal
ARGH! I lost what I wrote! Will go calm myself down by cooking up dinner, then sit down and re-reply
So cool to hear what everyone has had to say.
Thank you for sharing part of your ritual for New Years Eve… now I know I’m not the only one who does such things. ox
Hi A, I noticed this today when I was glanzing over this again. You have all this energy to write all these beautiful words, but you are to lazy to finish your name?
Love you!, PM
I’ve recently reached your website…. although I enjoyed your music from years…
I love the opportunity to share with you some piece of my life, that have been enriched from your poetry many times.
English is not my language, but I’ll try to express the better I can
2011 was a weird year, so I can’t tell if it was really good or really bad… some good friends are gone from this earth but some other good things have happened.
A month ago was first anniversary that I left the congregation where I spent the best years of my life and I met the most wonderful people ever.
I left looking for something I still can’t express and most obviously I haven’t found.
Well, that’s the goal for this year: find what or who I’m looking for.
I wish you and, everyone who pass over here, the greatest year of all, lots of blessing and many opportunities to love and be loved.
Most happy New Year!
Luisa
Buenos Aires – Argentina
Wow, new questions! I remember Alanis posted some questions some years ago and I answer them every year, I add some, I remove some. Anyway, planning to answer to these ones, too. Thanks and Happy New Year!
I cant read your website very well because the blue background fades into black on the right of the screen. Perhaps a change of colour might help?
Love your music and cant wait for a new album! Get recording soon.
I’ve just about forgotten all the good stuff of last year because my mother has terminal cancer. I can only think now that my goal for 2012 will be to be strong for my kids and my wife and that my dear Mother wont suffer as her life comes to an end.
Life is cruel right now but makes you realise what is important in life. The family I was created by and the family I created.
Hello Alanis:) I’ve read somewhere that You were immerse in psychology… I think You would be very good psychologist and You are in some way, because a psychologist is a ‘soul’s doctor’ and Your Music is some kind of psychological therapy for some people (e.g. for me). And for This I really Thank You. Your questions are beautiful; I’ve been thinking a lot about them and I realised that I cannot answer a lot of them even to myself. Maybe because it wasn’t good year for me. Either way, I feel well enough in my small world:)
Now, I would like to answer some of Your questions but I think it’s a wonderful talk between You and us:) So, What surprised me in 2011? I come from Poland (what is probably visible in my using English language) and the biggest surprise was a political event, when in October 2011 in Polish Parliament found place the gay Robert Biedron and the first transsexual woman – Ann Grodzka. It’s really amazing and hopeful because it means that Polish people are becoming more open to other people, more tolerant and more empathic. It’s good change in my opinion.
In 2011 I read sensational book ‘The women’s room’ Marilyn French. I recommend this novel to everyone who likes inner monologues, lots of reflections and interesting plot. This year I read a lot but they were polish books without international editions, I think. Music… Your Music and music in general, I cannot imagine life without MUSIC!
In 2012 I will try to improve on being understanding, more patient and optimistic.
I would like to wish You and Your Family a very happy this Year, god time:)
15 days into 2012, i find myself recalling what it felt like to be in junior high listening “jagged little pill.” i was cool. i was hip. i was a rebel. a badass and a lover. i recall listening to alanis and thinking life is perfect.
Ok.. I have the day to myself and this is my first priority. I keep thinking back the dream I had on January 8th where you, Alanis, featured. You were dropping off some reading material to me and I could tell from the contact we had, that we were good friends. *sigh* Maybe one day!
For 2011
*what surprised me.
**The February 22nd Earthquake in Christchurch. M6.3. Scariest experience of my life so far and the continuing aftershocks are sometimes too much to handle. But, I love my town; Lyttelton. I love the spirit of the people and love being in nature, so we will get there.
*how did you use your unique gifts this year, in ways big or small, to serve
**As a private piano, drama and art teacher, I feel that my gifts to teach in a gentle creative way has helped my students deal with the unsettled year that the people in my region has had to endure.
*how did you take better care of yourself this year.
**Alanis! I’m really not sure I did take any better care of myself in 2011! However, I did start a vegetable garden, so perhaps that is a nice organic step to take towards a better self.
Now for the 2012 questions…
*what is it that you know that you need more of or less of in order to be free to listen to your inner calling(s) and nudges
**Less reminders of the things that cause anxiety and fear in me. Or even better, I’d like to learn how to react differently to those reminders.. not take it on board, see the situation holistically instead of selfishly.
*what is your highest and gentlest and best vision you could have for your life this coming year (emotionally. intellectually. physically. artistically. spiritually. sensually. geographically. socially. (add your own
Physically, I want to start rock climbing so I can join my boyfriend on a few adventures. It would also be fabulous if I am able to maintain a healthy physique, mind and heart. Spiritually I want to wake up. Develop the interpersonal skills that I feel very attached and sensitive too. Geographically, I hope to see Italy and the UK this year with my partner, to visit his family and indulge in art, food and wine. Socially, I hope to be more brave and realise that people do want to be my friend as well, so approach them. Befriend and love them.
** Emotionally I want to be more stable this year. Even when there are aftershocks that shake the house and break even MORE wine glasses! Intellectually I want too read. Not just cook books either! Read many books on many different topics and broaden my horizons. And to start it off, I’m going to read “The Self Parenting Program”. Thanks for the recommendation
*what skill or talent do you want to nurture this year
** My artistic skills without a doubt. And my writing and design skills.. one day I hope to write an inspirational book for women who come from an Eastern family but where brought up in a western culture. The challenges to be a self made woman are real and difficult and I want to reach out to others in a similar position to show that you can be a strong powerful woman without being labelled the difficult one.
Great questions.. I hope it’s ok that I picked just a few to write about. One love oxo
Sometines we are in a moment of bif changes, sometimes not.Sometimes you are just continuing a good idea or good way of life, This is my moment for 2012, just keep doing right =)
Sometines we are in a moment of big changes, sometimes not.Sometimes you are just continuing a good idea or good way of life you started sometime ago, This is my moment for 2012, just keep doing right =)
Robert Lantz does love to fly. Mary too. and her body stays soaped and smooth. Goal for this year, hernia operation, immediately is preferred.
Love and righteousness,
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Dear Alanis,
I’m not sure if this letter will get to you personally, but I would be honored if you read it. I felt the need to share a part of my life with you. I respect you and your art deeply, and I think you are an amazing and a very wise woman.
I wanted to do this because I have been growing and developing with your music since I was an adolescent. There’s been so many times when I found your lyrics describing the exact point where I was in my development.
I am a thirty-one year old woman, a psychologist. I am in a very important period of my life. I’m in a big process of changing… healing…
I am in therapy (as an obligated practice in my education for becoming a psychotherapist) for about two and a half years now. It is a long and hard process, which sometimes seemed hopeless, pointless, impossible…
But in the last few months, or even a year, things have started changing a lot, and I finally feel that I am healing, and it’s going so rapidly that almost every day I learn something new about myself and other people and life! A lot of factors overlapped and now I’m experiencing truly important aspects of life. It might be odd for a psychologist, but only now I am learning to listen to my own needs and the needs of another human being; to feel them, and respect them. I’m learning to let things happen by themselves, as they have to, and to have faith that they will turn up fine, without me trying to fix them.
The psychotherapy school in which I’m getting my education is called transactional analysis. Maybe you’re familiar with it (it certainly seems so from your lyrics). Anyway, being in that therapy, I have reached some of the most painful areas of my personality, fears and early decisions. I became aware of them, I faced my worst fear, I made a new decision. I am overcoming my so called “life script”.
It’s an amazing change! I always believed that it is possible to heal, but at the same time it seemed somehow fantastic, surreal. But now I feel it on my own skin, in my bones, in my entire being… I’m living it! I’m realizing how easy life can be. And I KNOW now that it will be! I’m not all the way there yet, but I will be, soon…
Right now the most important issue in my life is home. Making my own home and my own family is something I decided that I want to do.
And your song Limbo no more has moved me more than anything else before!
I couldn’t choose words that would be more right to describe my own feelings! It’s exactly how I’ve always felt – like in a limbo, ambivalent to the idea “to stay or to roam”, I’ve always been running away from something, and at the same time in such an overwhelming need for a home… I realized that it was me who once, a long time ago, before I can even remember, thought that home is not a safe place and decided not to have it!
I made another decision now! I made “a vow to myself” to make a home, to belong somewhere, to put “my roots in the ground”. And I am building “my wisdom” to make a “firm foundation” for that…
I am ready to be limbo no more!!
(And it’s weird that I accidentally heard the song for the first time just a few days after that new decision…)
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Your new-year-invitation for people to share important things that they’d lived through in the past year and things they’re looking forward to this year additionally inspired me to write this letter.
And he did nothing, he was just being himself!
The past year was extremely turbulent for me. It was very hard, but it all had to happen and I’m glad it did. It made me grow. It’s a very important year for me, and I will remember it always. I met a man who turned me inside out and shook the ground I stood on. (And I’m not trying to say how madly in love I was with him.) He challenged me to change, to grow, to become a better person… to overcome my frustrations and fears, to develop… to get over myself
Our relationship ended. That’s what was hard, but that is the hard thing that had to happen to me so I would grow! I’m not sure what will happen with us in the future… but somehow I’m peaceful… I KNOW that things will be ok! I don’t know how, but things will turn up fine.
In the past year things have started changing. This year I’m starting building a new life. This year is going to be good! I decided that
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It’s really great that you are interested in what people who like your music would like to say to you. We all learn, and sometimes it comes from the strangest places… I think that every touch, every encounter with someone leaves a trail on us, changes us a bit, makes us a better person…
I don’t know if I’m right, but I can only assume from your songs that maybe you’ve had a similar path in your life, and that’s why I felt somehow connected to you.
Thank you for the chance to write to you and thank you for reading. I wish you all the best!
Marina V.
psychologist from Serbia
I’ve felt as vulnerable a a new born foal these last four years since my divorce from a raging, angry, vengeful husband. He thought I’d come crawling back to him and that I wouldn’t be capable of functioning successfully without him. Well the biggest change for me in 2011 was to finally realise that, ha! surprise surprise, I don’t need to be glued to a man (even a very nice one) in order to feel protected, and that I really can protect myself and my children through my own intelligence and resolution and courage. I think, in a nutshell, what I’ve finally found is true self-confidence. I didn’t realise what everyone meant when they said that you have to love yourself…I always thought it was kind of arrogant, like a lot of people do I think…in fact, the way I understand it now, it simply means learning how to protect yourself from others who are bad for you in whatever way that might be. Friends who take advantage, lovers who don’t respect you, anyone and everyone who just ends up being a drain in your energy and goodwill. I have learnt, finally, how to weed those people out very quickly and not to be like a child just trusting everybody. No more narcissists for me
!! Finally at the age of 45 years old I’ve realised how to do that. Alanis, you are an amazing influence on me and you’ve moved me to tears more times than I can count. You are an incredible woman and I, as a musician and singer myself, wish I had as much talent for songwriting in my whole body as you have in your little finger 
So many songs that I love from your albums…I never get bored with them and they always move me. Your songs have seen me through some of the most horrible times of my life and they are also there when I’m happy. You are a true original and thank goodness you’ve come along 
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