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The Inner Light
It is no accident that cultures across the world light candles, fires, and lanterns during
this season. From Yule to Hanukkah to Diwali, humanity instinctively celebrates light as
a symbol of renewal and divine presence. Yet the truest flame burns within us.

When the outer world grows darker, we are reminded to tend our inner fire — the spark
of spirit that neither wanes nor dies. It is the quiet flame of awareness, the calm center

that remains untouched by chaos or cold. Meditation, reflection, journaling, or even a
silent walk under the winter sky can reconnect us to this light.

This illumination is not the blaze of summer sunlight but the soft, enduring glow of the
hearth — gentle, constant, alive. It teaches us that enlightenment is not always a flash of
revelation; sometimes it is the courage to sit in the dark and trust that light is growing
unseen.

The Solstice marks both an ending and a beginning — the closing of one solar year and
the rebirth of light. As the sun begins its gradual ascent, so too can we rise renewed.
But renewal does not come from resistance; it comes from surrender — from honoring
the rest, the reflection, and the re-centering that this sacred season offers.

In our quiet moments, may we remember that stillness is fertile. The seeds of our next

chapter are already forming beneath the surface. The dark is not something to escape
but to embrace, for it is in the dark that creation stirs, wisdom matures, and our deepest
light is born.

Reflection Prompt
As we move through this Solstice season, let’s ask ourself:
What parts of my life are asking to rest?
What dreams are quietly forming beneath the surface?
How can I honor the light that continues to burn within me, even in darkness?

In the quiet hush of winter, may we find not emptiness but fullness — not the absence
of light but its sacred renewal. The wisdom of stillness is the wisdom of the Earth

herself: that everything beautiful, luminous, and alive begins first in the dark.

Katerina Belik

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