Winter Solstice
posted in General |You’d think I’d celebrate the solstice more. The return of the longer days has more meaning directly to me than the “first birth” of a “holy man.” But, “here I am”, in the words of Jubal Early. The presents are, for the most part, ready and under the Christmas Tree.
Christmas isn’t a religious holiday to me, but is more of a familial holiday; like Thanksgiving, it’s a good time to reflect and be with your loved ones.
The Solstice means more to me because the long nights of winter play into my depression and the link to seasonal affective disorder, and the days getting longer will help my depression ( hopefully ) recede a bit. It also means more to me because it, along with its sister in the summer and cousins in the spring and fall, remind me of the cyclical nature of life.
So light a candle for the solstice and look forward to longer days of sunlight. Err, rain and snow, because the solstice is the “first day of winter,” thanks to the tilt of the earth, and the cold winter is still to come.
