WINTER SOLSTICE

This is the time of year
When the sun is lowest in the sky,
When the days are shortest, the nights longest.
And remember - all our energy comes from the sun.

This is the time of year
When our physical energy is lowest.
When our positive and life affirming energy is weakest,
Our negative and destructive energy strongest.

This is the time of year
When it's easy to get into self-hate and fear,
Into depression and sickness -
Into hassles with those we love.

This is the death time of the year,
The time before the rebirth,
The time before the new year's sun.

This is a time to rest,
To be good to yourself,
To not ask too much of yourself,
A time to seek out the warmth,
To accept the death,
And to meditate upon the coming rebirth.

By Karen Stingle