Congratulations friends, we made it through the darkest days, you’re about to weather the longest night, and every day after will be incrementally lighter. The change to darkness happened so slowly, we barely noticed the shift (though we did notice the darkness) so too will be the shift to light. Change happens slowly, often without registering, but it happens nonetheless. If you’re in the middle of something, keep going, light follows dark.

In the meantime, light candles and notice how one is lovely but the combined efforts of several creates light; get outside and lift your face to the sky at some point today; write down the darkest things and burn them; write down the brightest things and hold that paper close for the next few days; cocoon without judging; wrap yourself in comforts and watch for the imperceptible signs of change - they’re there. Happy Solstice, all.