Seasons of Life: Winter 2018

"The Magic of Winter" – Dave Smith (courtesy of Flickr)

​It is winter where I live, and in the past few months I have reflected on the symbolic "seasons" that we travel through on our life journey both personally and collectively as a society.  Recent events in life as well as in the world at large give me reason to believe that we are on a collective journey through the season of winter; a time when we have the opportunity to enter the "Great Below" and notice all that has been ignored or hidden in our own lives and the society that we belong to.  Whether intentionally or unintentionally forgotten, these parts are vital to healing.  For example, the pain of losing a parent, a child, a sibling, or even a home country can be so intense that it is often buried in order for day-to-day survival to continue, but in order for true healing to begin it is important to acknowledge these uncomfortable and painful experiences.

This month, I invite you to enter a place of inner stillness to see what would like to be noticed and included from your personal past or that of the nation you live in.  Simply allow it to be with you, feeling it as part of your past or presence experience.  The power of witnessing and acknowledging is the first step toward universal healing.