December 2024
Embracing the Dark
12/15/2024
In the Northern Hemisphere, the deepest darkness of Midwinter is fast approaching. Winter Solstice, December 21 at 4:21am (Eastern Time US), is the point where we turn back to the light of the sun!
Darkness holds its own kind of beauty and wonder. It is the only time we can see the distant stars and mysterious shadow patterns from the light of the moon.
These long nights are a good reminder to slow down, to catch up, to breathe, and to reflect.
Enjoy some time outside at night with the flashlight turned off. Let your eyes adapt to the darkness and find your way using other senses. How do the creatures of the night navigate?
Here is my favorite poem for this time of year:
To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings
and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.
- Wendell Berry
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