Dear Friends,

Here's a song to cheer you up on the shortest day of the year: "Reach Out of the Darkness" by Friend & Lover.  Sing along and let it lift your spirits.  Revel in the paradox that during these dark times  "it's so groovy now that people are finally gettin' together; … it's wonderful and how that people are finally getting' together".

Another paradox: as the heightened activity of this season swirls around us for better and for worse, we are not only allowed, but encouraged to go inward. Rest; re-charge; renew. At this time of year, allow the dark itself to be a friend.

Happy Winter Solstice to all of you and yours. Faith in faith; Trust in trust.
It gets lighter from here.