Sometimes we just need to stop, feel and rest. Just like nature does at this time of the year, when the land becomes dormant, the trees naked, and the birds quiet. Deep underneath, the soil gets ready for new growth.
With the Winter Solstice (meaning "stillness of the sun"), the earth’s northern hemisphere reminds us of intimacy with darkness, silence and stillness, in times when we don’t know the way forward. Darkness is the landscape of the deeper senses that do not find expression in struggle and achievement, nor in small talk nor social media posts.
As spiritual seekers, we can get seduced by light, illumination and expansion. We may miss the chance to let life undo, to decompose our thinking and knowledge, to be still and to listen.
Healing trauma means becoming familiar with the darker side of our experience, learning to notice and allow the discomfort of anger, sadness, confusion. These too are messengers from the depth of our heart.
Before we celebrate the return of longer daylight, let us remember to honour darkness for the stillness, maturation and inner strength it brings to our lives.
May we walk in kindness and gentleness with ourselves and
one another. Be well, be still, and bask in the mystery of life!
Based on a Dec 2021 Solstice message from Zaya and Maurizio and the SAND team, who ran The Wisdom of Trauma webinars on Zoom in 2021 with Gabor Maté: www.scienceandnonduality.com/webinar/reclaiming-wholeness
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