The lessons the solstice whispers to me seem to deepen and shift each year, just as we are in a slightly different place every moment, even when the earth seems to stand still for the central moment of the darkest night. I think it’s not only remembering that the light returns, though that is an [...]
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What follows is simply a rumination on autumn. Autumn where I live and have lived. Autumn as it has imprinted my heart. What is Earth doing where you live? “Look, the poet says, the trees are turning…” Now I look around me in the DC area and the trees are definitely starting to turn. In [...] I’m thinking of giving in joy, sustaining life force mindfully, the wheat harvest after shoots of green and swelling of seeds…all kinds of things that the holiday of Lammas brings to mind. For those of you who celebrate, may you have a thoughtful day that brings insight, peace, and joy. |
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