Another year is "falling" into the slumber of winter. Mammals of all shapes and sizes are snuggling together to provide comfort and security for family and tribal members.
How are you snuggling...and huddling...and reconnecting?
The holidays are a celebration of this harvest and huddling season. It starts a little earlier than we assume -- it really starts with Veterans Day in early November. We gather our protectors of our tribe, our nation, together. We then celebrate family and community at Thanksgiving. And our spiritual communities at Christmas and Chanukah. And the final snuggle is under the influence of the waning year and the rebirth of the new year.
Blankets of crystal frost and snow snuggle the earth in a coverlet of precious moisture and skin care through the harsh temperatures of winter. Snuggles. Repose. Hybernation in dens and living rooms. Ahhh, the solitude of close family and a mug of steaming brew on a crisp morning with streaming sunshine and sparkles that outclass any diamond.
Seasons are a sustainability system for our earth. Rest and regeneration begins during these hugging times -- the days and nights of snuggles and cuddles that bond families together.
Observe carefully the birds and beasts of the field...they toil not. They huddle together and forage together
.
Together they quietly bow to the king of seasons. The most powerful winds and snow drifts cannot bring the kingdom to its knees, and cannot dampen the hearts of life.
Tribal living is the extreme sport of extreme seasons -- winter in the heartland and summer in the lowlands. Mountains and deserts are nature's extreme playgrounds that test the endurance and smarts of its citizens. Together, plants, animals, minerals and the seasonal heavens throb in sync to sustain their cycle of life on a pulsating terra firma.
Happy cuddling!
Carolyn
Editor
How are you snuggling...and huddling...and reconnecting?
The holidays are a celebration of this harvest and huddling season. It starts a little earlier than we assume -- it really starts with Veterans Day in early November. We gather our protectors of our tribe, our nation, together. We then celebrate family and community at Thanksgiving. And our spiritual communities at Christmas and Chanukah. And the final snuggle is under the influence of the waning year and the rebirth of the new year.
Blankets of crystal frost and snow snuggle the earth in a coverlet of precious moisture and skin care through the harsh temperatures of winter. Snuggles. Repose. Hybernation in dens and living rooms. Ahhh, the solitude of close family and a mug of steaming brew on a crisp morning with streaming sunshine and sparkles that outclass any diamond.
Seasons are a sustainability system for our earth. Rest and regeneration begins during these hugging times -- the days and nights of snuggles and cuddles that bond families together.
Observe carefully the birds and beasts of the field...they toil not. They huddle together and forage together
.
Together they quietly bow to the king of seasons. The most powerful winds and snow drifts cannot bring the kingdom to its knees, and cannot dampen the hearts of life.
Tribal living is the extreme sport of extreme seasons -- winter in the heartland and summer in the lowlands. Mountains and deserts are nature's extreme playgrounds that test the endurance and smarts of its citizens. Together, plants, animals, minerals and the seasonal heavens throb in sync to sustain their cycle of life on a pulsating terra firma.
Happy cuddling!
Carolyn
Editor
