Winter Solstice 2023: Our Quiet Work in the Night
The holiday lights are lit. The weather is chilly in many places, perhaps snowing or rainy. There are also places where the sun is out,...
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Sam Dennison
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Winter Solstice 2023: Listening without Certainty
Yesterday we asked: “In the world beyond your daily routine, beyond your family, your work, and your friends, what calls your attention?...
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Sam Dennison
Dec 19, 20232 min read
Winter Solstice 2023: Moments of Uncertainty
Amid all the traditional parties and holiday lights, we forget that this is not only a holiday season. It is also a dark time of year.
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faithfulfools
Dec 23, 20214 min read
One More Deep Breath Before . . .
Tomorrow, there will be proof positive. Tomorrow, there will be just a little more daylight . . . there will be an ever-so-subtle knowing...
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Linda Chrisman
Dec 22, 20213 min read
Deeply. Quietly. Reflection on the Dark.
It’s all too easy to romanticize the dark as I sit warm and dry in my beautiful comfortable home gazing out at the redwood tree dancing...
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Carmen Barsody
Dec 21, 20212 min read
This Little Light of Ours
Remembering our traditional solstice gatherings, may we soon gather again in person. A table sits in the middle of the room filled with...
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Sam Dennison
Dec 20, 20213 min read
In this Moment of Quiet on Solstice Eve
Today is the second day of Solstice. Everything is quiet. Shall we tell ourselves a little story about a quiet winter evening like this...
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Sam Dennison
Dec 19, 20211 min read
A Pause (courtesy of Kay Jorgensen and Ezra Pound)
Let's say this poem together And the days are not full enough (take a deep breath) And the nights are not full enough (take another deep...
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faithfulfools
Dec 18, 20212 min read
The Five Days of Solstice
On December 21st at 7:58 AM (if you are in the Pacific time zone), the northern most tip of the earth will be tilted far away from the...
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