Montara Mountain, Pacifica
“When your eyes are tired
the world is tired also.
When your vision has gone
no part of the world can find you.
Time to go into the dark
where the night has eyes
to recognize its own.
There you can be sure
you are not beyond love.
The dark will be your womb
tonight.
The night will give you a horizon
further than you can see.
You must learn one thing.
The world was made to be free in.
Give up all the other worlds
except the one to which you belong.
Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.
”
Divorce. Break-ups. Layoffs. Death.
There is immense darkness that exists within each of these experiences. You may feel shock, deep grief, numbness, loneliness, and isolation.
But what if, within this darkness, there is a gift? A tiny spark- of freedom, curiosity, new opportunities, a chance to start fresh? To rediscover yourself? Embark upon a new path?
What if we needed the darkness in order to finally recognize the light within ourselves?
Sometimes what feels like the end…is often the beginning of something better.
Happy Winter Solstice, friends. From here on out, the days become longer and brighter.