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This idea is so powerful. I am a victim of winter blues as it’s called. I love all the holidays in the fall and winter so it can’t be that. I was married to my true love in the Fall forty-six years ago in November. The loves of my life, my sons, were born in fall and winter so I would think those are the happiest seasons for me. Yet I still miss the light of day that stays into the evenings. I experience a strange internal phenomenon that occurs each time a season changes where I cannot stay away for more than a few hours during the first week of a new season. This strange occurrence has been happening for the last 10 years. I gave up trying to understand the purpose the Universe may want with me. I will open myself to your ideas though and try to embrace it as you suggest. Finding you through SubStack allows me to recognize that life holds more mystery than I ever thought possible. Your kindness is love and your aura of love reaches people like me, strangers if you will, to feel it. I am so grateful my fate led me to you. You help me, you restore my faith in people and yes with love stronger for my fellow human beings. I’ve never seen the beauty of the flower you share here either. In itself is an allure of nature’s awesomeness. You are captivating in so many ways and I am truly grateful you are part of this world. You do make everything better each time you post. Thank you once more for being you. You prove there is love especially when we need it.

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Your words truly bring such joy and gratitude! I’ve enjoyed getting to know you through your posts. I love Substack for this reason - I truly feel I can get to know people for them (and they can get to know me, for me!).

The winter months are hard. One thing that I started doing a few years ago that made a BIG difference for me was to watch the sunrise each morning (since I’m usually up before the sunrises in the winter) and bask in the natural light in the morning. That natural light is such a boon.

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Watching the sunrise and getting that natural light in our psyches is so valuable for our health on all levels—physical, emotional, mental, spiritual! Thank you for the idea! I will start doing that! ❤️🙏👏

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YES! I learned, when I was struggling with sleep in my 20s, that natural light first thing in the morning was crucial to me sleeping well. So on a whim, I tried that with the winter and BAM, so much changed for me!

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Apparently natural light first thing in the morning also helps balance hormones, so that makes sense that it would help with sleep!

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Hooray! I love when there are reasons to why I do things. Haha! Thank you for sharing. ❤️

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I love this reclaiming of the winter season. It's almost like all of nature is telling us to slow down, sit still, turn inward, and practice being with ourselves. Thanks for framing that so beautifully and authentically!

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Hey Alex, first of all thank you for the photo of the shell of the seeds of love-in-mist…what an absolute jewel - I was mesmerized.🪄💫✨

And thank you for this timely read.

Here in Liverpool, UK, we didn’t really get a summer - and my heart feels heavy at the thought of going into winter without having had the sunshine quotient my body craves (ooof I felt a big wave of emotion there). I’m a master at embracing, and finding the treasures that all the seasons have to offer but this year it feels particularly challenging. So thank you!✨💫

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Aren’t those seeds just gorgeous? I was like - those cannot be real. Nature is beautiful, just the way it is.

Ooof… I felt the emotion with you as I read that.

We can still grieve the missed opportunity of the summer season while opening up ourselves to the stillness of fall and winter. Those feelings are so valid. But hopefully, your fall and winter this year can lead to a new perspective on an even more fantastic spring and summer next year!

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They really are breathtaking…as exquisite as any jewel. 💎

Bless you for that wisdom. Grieving and embracing - both can happen! Such a lovely perspective. 🍁🍂

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