The Path..
We are all visitors to
this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to
observe, to learn, to grow, to love... and then we return home. (anon)
On
the eve of the Winter Solstice, it is perhaps a good time to reflect upon the
changes in our lives, those that have happened already, and those yet to come.
Within
every experience, even those we view as bad, comes a lesson, and it is always
about ourselves, you can seek to change many, many things around you, or you
can change yourself.
The
path is never easy, never smooth, but such is the glory and beauty of life. If
we had never felt pain, how would we recognise pleasure?
Often
we hold ourselves back, from becoming all we truly can be, and that is because
every negative emotion stems from fear.
Fear
is like a spiders web, spinning lines in our minds, binding us.
We
listen to those who would judge us; we bruise from carelessly spoken words and
actions.
If
we are brave enough to step out of the fear, away from the “what if”; away from
concerning ourselves what others may be thinking or doing. We not only free ourselves,
but we value ourselves for the magnificent person we truly are.
Life
is a truly magnificent gift, we shouldn’t waste it worrying that we don’t look
a certain way, or that we may not have the media’s idea of a perfect life.
Embrace
all you are, all you can be, if you’ve always wanted to do something – do it!
In
the words of Mary Manin Morrisey
Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop
withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are
alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift..
And so as the Soltice grows
closer, we think of the Holly King, as his time draws to a close. When the Yule
arrives, His Brother the Oak King is Born and with him, new growth, rebirth,
new beginnings.
The holly King has stolen the
last of the light, and The Oak King gives us back a little each day, warming
us, brightening our lives and giving us renewed hope.
In recognition of the light that
burns in us all, we light the Yule log, the bringer of warmth and cheer, we put
up the Christmas lights, but this is not just about welcoming the light into
our lives.
This is not just about banishing
the darkness, we’ve pondered and reflected enough. We’ve watched the darkness
grow longer everyday and once the long darkest, longest night is over, we can
look inside for our own shining light, we can reveal its beauty, it’s strength
and courage.. and we can choose to let it shine, to ring our Solstice Bells and
let the new cycle begin..
Happy Yule to all.. and bright
blessings in all you do.
