winter solstice

Allowing the light back in

By Ken / December 21, 2016 /

Many of us know the disparity of the holidays too well. In what should be a time of festivity and joy, this season instead doubles down on our pain. The isolation from loss or other upheavals in our lives, such as the distance from estranged family members or friends feels magnified. Especially on this day…

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Heading into darkness to reclaim the light

By Ken / December 22, 2014 /

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus For many people, this last stretch into the holidays is the pits. Those of us who grieve, battle depression, or for anyone whose life seems to be seized by other sources of despair, the early arrival…

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