“Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” ~ Henri Frederic Amiel
Travel this dark journey with me.
Today is the winter solstice. The longest night/shortest day of the year (depending upon how you look at it). It’s the polar opposite of my favorite day of the year, the summer solstice, June 21st. Warm vs. cold. Light vs. dark. For so many years, I dreaded this season. I fought it. I dreaded the darkness, yet the darkness still arrived.
I’ve learned to embrace the darkness now, both in the season and within me. I see both sides now, and that’s just fine. It’s there, whether I acknowledge it or not.
I can use this time to focus inward. To think, heal, and grow in ways that aren’t always possible in the light. There are fewer distractions and temptations this time of year. It’s oh-so-easy for me to be seduced by the lure of sunshine and a warm breeze blowing over my bare skin. The darkness makes me appreciate the light when it does come, and it is coming. More and more with each passing day.
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