Every season has its gifts and some we relate to more readily than others. I’ve always been a spring kinda girl. I love beginnings. I love the fresh start and the fresh air. I love the promise of tulips peeking through the earth and saying hi. I love open windows and singing birds. I love clearing away winter’s debris and feeling new again.

But winter? Winter I find harder to love. It’s cold. It’s dark. It lasts forever. And emotionally, it’s the down note, the dark side, the turning in and dialing down. Living in it right now highlights the time in my life too, a time when for the past long while it has felt like things were moving and shifting deep down in the earth, things I couldn’t do anything about, things I had to wait to see and to understand.

Waiting.

That’s a big part of winter.

I’m not a fan of waiting. I like to dive in. I like to plan the next adventure. I want to taste the next thing. I’m a doer, a driver. When there’s a lull, I look to see where I can pick up the pace. But sometimes, that’s not what’s needed. At all. There’s wisdom in winter.

Fighting the seasons – of the year and of your life – simply doesn’t work. When you resist the tide, all that happens is you get tired.

Winter arrives in her own time and she stays as long as she damn well pleases. In fact, when I think about her like that, I like her more. I love a strong woman who knows her own mind!

And when I stop for a moment, I remember that I like turning in. I love quiet time with a book or my journal and a nice cup of tea. I love having a lazy breakfast with my honey or curling up under a big comforter and sneaking in extra sleep. I love stopping by the pub on a cold, snowy day and sitting by the fire. I love chunky big scarves and rich, hearty soups. I love being gentle with myself and taking time to breathe.

Maybe wintering isn’t so bad after all.

Enjoy!

Jamie

Note: Todays Wishcasting prompt is posted just below.

This month is truly magical; we begin and end with a full moon! Imagine – a full moon on New Year’s Eve! On December 31st, in addition to your final dreamboard of the year, I invite you to bring together a retrospective of your 2009 dreamboards, perhaps as a slideshow. I know a lot of people have found Slide easy to use for that kind of thing. It will be fascinating to look back on the year through your dreams.

And for today, here we are under the Full Cold Moon. We’re coming to the completion of 2009 and for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, winter has arrived. What a beautiful time to celebrate all that you have experienced, accomplished and grown into! What a perfect time to set an intention for how you would like to complete this year, how you would like to enjoy the holiday season, if this is your holiday time.

As we move into the coldness, may we know warmth in our hearts and in our lives. Here’s to our dreams!

What is your winter wish?

If you’re saying goodbye to winter where you are,
what is your wish for this season?

I’m excited to share that several of you were in contact with me about being featured on the site as a member of the Wishcasting community. Expect to see some familiar faces over the next few weeks!

You can be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes. It’s easy. Answer the wish prompt above on your blog and then add a direct link to your post in the box below. Support wishes by visiting other participants, leaving a comment saying “As (insert name) wishes for her/himself, so I wish for her/him also.” It’s that simple. There is great power in wishing together.