“The sun shines on me The moon holds me in her gaze I am loved I am the Beloved.” Thoughts from the day as I was sitting over a cup of tea. I did a guided meditation earlier today where you lean against a tree and ask for a message. For those who understand, nature is incredibly healing whether you reach out with your eyes open or closed. I’ve been a bit unwell these past few days and when you are down, it’s easy to forget how good life is. So I spend as much time as I can meditating when I’m under the weather. And these words came to…
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What does Christmas mean to you? I couldn’t make it home this Christmas—for the first time in years. I didn’t expect it to be so hard. To make up for it, I said yes to nearly everything that turned up: practising for five weeks to carol in a park, a street party, countdown lunches and dinners, church service, new recipes. I still couldn’t help missing my family intensely and I really wanted to connect to the joy of the season. I started to realise that I’d become so attached to spending Christmas in a certain way that it was taking me a while to just see the festival for what…
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It’s an emotional time for many—Cancer full moon, end-of-the-year feels, winter’s darkness, however you may see it. The winter solstice is the longest night of the year and its long hours of darkness signal a time for rest and release. Each year’s solstice is a little different, and each day, we are a little different. This year, the solstice is lit by a full moon—it’s a rare balance of light and dark, as the next full moon solstice is 76 years away in 2094! Wherever you are in the world this weekend, take a few moments to look up, look within. In our rough corners, in our dark places, may…