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Leanne Fournier's avatar

This is really beautiful Asha. Today is my 86 year old mother's birthday as well as the solstice. I'm going to contemplate your words as I honour this day in all ways. Thanks so much.

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Jan Peppler's avatar

Yours is a powerful example of how only when we embrace the darkness can we finally move into the light.

For a few decades now, I celebrate the Solstice in the dark with one candle, reading stories of the light (this one is a favorite: https://findinghome.substack.com/p/here-comes-the-sun) and end with singing the hymn "Thy strong word did cleave the darkness". Then I crank up Gloria Estephan's "Coming out of theDark" and run around the house lighting candles in each room, followed by "Here Comes the Sun". This year I plan on topping it all off with some very yellow sun-lit ice-cold Limoncello!

Blessings. Wishing you a joyful Winter Solstice!

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