Happy Solstice! Merry Yule!
I treasure this time of year. To be able to sit in the dark with my colorfully lit tree and a hot cup of cider is a gift I give myself each year. The gentle darkness feels like a sacred time for reflection– to figure out what I need to let go of and what I want more of in my life. Seeds germinate in the deep dark ground, as does the creating spirit that gives us life in the ground of your being. We have to pay attention to it, though. It doesn’t just happen on its own. This naturally feels like the season for it. As adrienne maree brown says, “what we pay attention to grows.” Take some time to slow down this season and pay attention to your creating spirit. What is it calling you towards? What soul nourishing food do you want more of? What do you have to let go of in order to get that?
what we seed in the dark grows
the darkness is so powerful that whiteness tried to turn the world against it
but the darkness remains
the darkness grows everything you love
and when everything dies
it returns to the delicious dark
the wet and waiting earth
who only operates in miracle
nothing is broken inside the darkness
everything is becoming life
longing for life
reaching up from a molten heart
full of belonging
on the edge of flight
so driven
the darkness knows no separation
memory is dream is a thrill in the flesh
i race towards the poem
that i alone can hear
and in answering the call
i remember i am nothing alone, nothing.
surrendering to the truth
frees me, leaves me whole
i overflow with a thundering joy
that only darkness can hold
what do you need? what does our species need? write it down, everything, and show it to the dark, whisper it to the dark. fold it and plant it under your bed. in the dark.