I’ve always loved the traditions of the Summer Solstice. It’s a marking of the astronomical start of Summer for the northern half of the globe. With it, comes many ritualistic traditions of respect for the earth and the renewal of the soul. It’s a symbolic time for personal reflection and connection with our internal life and our external world. Taking time to just be with ourselves, finding moments to be in and with nature, and intentionally reflecting on what truly matters to us, is the opportunity for this shift into Summer. Wishing you moments of stillness and an embodied sense of peace within, as we move into this season of the Sun.
Why I Wake Early
Hello, sun in my face.
Hello, you who make the morning
and spread it over the fields
and into the faces of the tulips
and the nodding morning glories,
and into the windows of, even, the
miserable and crotchety–
best preacher that ever was,
dear star, that just happens
to be where you are in the universe
to keep us from ever-darkness,
to ease us with warm touching,
to hold us in the great hands of light–
good morning, good morning, good morning.
Watch, now, how I start the day
in happiness, in kindness.
thank you, Mary Oliver!