A month out from the Winter Solstice, let's revisit the big message we received from the Winter Solstice Essence: Joy. 

As winter moves on, joy is playing a big part in moving us forward with the rest of life. Joy is wide, deep, and intense—and it doesn't always feel joyful! But it if we can hold the hand that Joy offers us, we will create good things together.

The trick is to stay in our bodies where we are able to experience the wisdom of joy (our thinking minds aren't great at that).

Imagine that right now you are a seedling bursting out of your seed shell and making the journey up through the soil toward the sunlight above. That's exactly what is happening in you right now as the light draws you out of winter and toward spring. As spring approaches, so does a change in focus. How are you now going to turn to the sun and participate in the growth of this busy internal time? Here is some help.