A Midwinter Wish for you
on the Winter Solstice
Hello,
Just a short note from me today to wish you all a peaceful, warm and happy Winter Solstice and Holiday season.
Thank you for reading along with me, as I wandered through the seasons this year. I’ve loved writing these posts for you and have been so grateful to meet so many like-minded souls along the way. Thank you for your warm comments and the friendship you’ve shown me.
Below is my Midwinter wish for you all - in the form of my favourite Winter poem. It’s called ‘May You Grow Still Enough’ by Brother David Steindl-Rast.
I read this every year and I think there is real magic in it. I hope you enjoy it.
May You Grow Still Enough
May you grow still enough to hear the small noises earth makes in preparing for the long sleep of winter, so that you yourself may grow calm and grounded deep within.
May you grow still enough to hear the trickling of water seeping into the ground, so that your soul may be softened and healed, and guided in its flow.
May you grow still enough to hear the splintering of starlight in the winter sky and the roar at earth's fiery core.
May you grow still enough to hear the stir of a single snowflake in the air, so that your inner silence may turn into hushed expectation.
I hope you have a wonderful holiday and I’ll see you next month for a January edition of the Monthly Notebook.
We’ll be diving into hibernation rituals, warming spiced drinks and Orchard Wassails. I’ll add a sprinkling of weird and wonderful folklore for you too. Look forward to seeing you there.
Vicky xx
I’m reading this late, it was so hectic on the run up to Christmas! Hope you had a wonderful one and all the best for the new year Vicky. X
Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem! I wish you relaxing holidays.