Solstice
I am exactly 33 and 6 months today.
I feel an influx of purity and whiteness. A rush of light. Perhaps a request for me to cleanse, let go, surrender to this opportunity for lengthy light to permiate at all levels. To burn through the fear and doubt I hold at cellular levels, to hold hands with and lift up the glory and joy I am made from.
I will not take on any detailed or organized endeavors today. I put away my To Do’s. I say screw it to the eternal task of weeding out and packing. Instead I will bask in the light, through my window, maybe even get daring and ignore the "heat warning" and hang underneath a tree, eating little cakes and sipping mint sun tea with the girls. Telling them stories about the birth of the Sun and the Moon and the way the dance together.
I am grateful for this new energy of Summer, Litha. She brings us the hope that these days will shorten; they will grow darker sooner, we will be able to internalize and hybernate and burrow once again, feeling the light slip away from us gradually and effortlessly from here on forward, but for now, we live in this Solstice moment. We are alive and open and energized by The Sun. The Moon, the darkness, will have it’s chance soon. She waits for this bright introduction, and takes stage as soon as the orange and red seep into the horizon.
The Sun and Moon. Ha-Tha. Yin Yang. It is truly a balance to witness and learn from.
Let there be Light. And there is.
Happy Solstice!
On the bright side your long journey to complete and utter detached insanity is over
Comment by sigh — June 21, 2007 @ 5:08 pm
A beautiful commentary on what is true - really nice. I am having a hard time that today mark’s the first day of summer, as Time has already moved me too forward of where I want to be. It all goes by so fast, and when I consider the seasons (which I adore, deeply) it is a reminder of how far from certain places in my life I am (like the birth of my girl, who is already surprising me at 3.5 months old!) Enjoy your day -
Comment by Joanna — June 21, 2007 @ 7:18 pm
Here is the link to that MSN.com video:http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=aa4affb7-44f6-4406-b677-ba4e25d85fdc&f=06/64. There is an advertisement for about 30 seconds beforehand, then it comes on. The segment is called “Work Outside the Box.” It is SO fun.
Comment by Joanna — June 21, 2007 @ 11:43 pm
I’ve missed you, MB. I’m making an effort to visit more often …
Comment by gearhead mama — June 22, 2007 @ 8:01 pm
Sigh - didn’t your mama teach you any manners?
MB - I love reading about how others celebrate the turning of the wheel of the year. Happy half birthday to you.
Comment by Melinda — June 22, 2007 @ 8:12 pm
Happy Solstice to a natural born fairy child.
Comment by christina — June 22, 2007 @ 11:12 pm
happy belated half-birthday! on the summer solstice, no less. how fitting! i do believe the magical blood of the faeries flow happily through your veins.
Comment by sarah jane rhee — June 24, 2007 @ 3:43 am
Happy Birthday lady of light.
You shine like no other, embodying infectious and captivating radiance.
how grateful I am to have come to know you.
Comment by writermommy — June 24, 2007 @ 5:54 pm