Winter Solstice

It is no accident that Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are all celebrated at the Winter Solstice.  It is a time of renewal - the shortest day of the year and, thus, the beginning of the rebirth of the sun.

For me, and with the new year fast approaching, it is a time of reflection.  A time of giving thanks for all that I have in my life.  A time for joy and gratitude, for counting blessings.  It is also a time to mourn all that I have lost this past year - feeling it and truly grieving it.  Then letting it go.  Things will work out the way they need to.

This is a hard Christmas for me.  So many sad things this year.  So much loss and brokenness. And, yet, so much joy. 

So Happy Holy Days to us all.  May we all know that we are exactly where we need to be at this moment. And that the Creator has it all under control.

Blessings.