Posts Tagged ‘winter’

I want to point out something that I had written back in November in an earlier post, Rhythms of Nature – Winter:
Winter should be a time of personal growth, a time to go within, a restful break, a time to replenish energy for the start of the “growing” season – Spring. The cold and dampness, a [...]

Different, now then before. The thoughts of life and living and love (and loneliness).
Time changes and nothing stays, the same. Again. These thoughts drift slowly down, spiraling, gently, lightly or too much, all day and nights. Many nights. Weaving a too heavy blanket Smothering, restricting, holding. Yet so cold, and dark. Trapped. Inside. Alone.
Growing, hard [...]

“What is wrong with feeling joy in this clout of cold? When something is over, it’s over–no doubt, no turning back, no illusion. Winter’s big hit is a kind of liberation. It’s a chance to stop, to turn our backs on effort. We can let ourselves rest. We can turn within.
This is true for great [...]

Living in harmony with the seasons
Observing and living in rhythm with nature can be beneficial to our health and well-being. Living in harmony with nature is not a new idea, it is one of the foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TMC) and was also the basis for health before society became too busy and stressed [...]