Advent

A Light in Dark Times

Photograph by Aperture Village on Unsplash

“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon.” –Dr. Seuss The dark season is here in the Northern Hemisphere. And maybe it is dark for you inside as well as outside. You may feel lonely or in pain. You may fear the future. It can be a great comfort toContinue reading “A Light in Dark Times”

Solstice Meditation

Last Sunday in our circle, we spoke more about the power of stillness. Solstice is approaching, the longest and darkest day of the year in this hemisphere, a natural time for stillness and reflection. Yet this is such a busy, anxious time for most of us. Even when we do manage to peel ourselves awayContinue reading “Solstice Meditation”

Advent 2014

Sunday was the first day of Advent. It is a dark time, but also charged with the sense that something new is coming, something that is outside the archives of memories contained by the brain’s default network. Ordinarily, we live in a daze of projection, a haze of memory–new events trigger old emotions. Christmas lightsContinue reading “Advent 2014”

The dark season is here. Darkness falls early, and there was an expectant hush in the air. Yesterday I drove my daughter back to college after the Thanksgiving holiday. As we ate an early dinner with her in the Haymarket café in Northampton, Massachusetts, and in the midst of all those college students on laptopsContinue reading “Advent”