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Winter in Te Tai Tokerau, where I live is
rainy and a bit cold. No snow. But short days. Life is mostly inside.
Muddy.
It is also in the time most of you call
summer. To you July and August mean heat
and dryness. To me they mean cold and
wetness.
So thinking about winter and having friends
who live on the other side of the planet fills me with a sense of wonder about
the amazing planet we live in.
How while you hold the cold and dark, I
hold the heat and light.
And then we swap.
This also acknowledges the deep rightness
of allowing the seasons to dictate what we do.
The cold darkness of winter encourages us to hunker down, go within,
tend our heart’s fires. So that in the spring and summer we have done
our resting and our transformation so we are ready to begin the cycle of
rebirth and outwardness.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jane is an open hearted creatrix who believes in the power of love, women, creativity and story. She lives in New Zealand with her husband, two lovely daughters and a variety of animals.
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Sitting in the stillness with you, beautiful Jane.
ReplyDeleteDeep rightness. You are.
ReplyDeleteThank you for holding our warmth and heat. I will tend it well for you when it comes around again, in its own proper time.
ReplyDeleteJane...I just LOVE this ~ "Winter reminds me that stillness is part of aliveness." What a beautiful and powerful statement that I am enjoying reflecting on ;)
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