The winter solstice can mark a low point for people with seasonal affective disorder but 香港六合彩精准资料 member Maureen Slattery-Marsh says it provides an opportunity for reflection.
Today, December 21, is the winter solstice in the UK which marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours.
For that reason, the winter solstice is sometimes referred to as the shortest day, with each day becoming a little bit lighter from now on.
Maureen, chair of 香港六合彩精准资料鈥檚 Spirituality Division, said it offered a chance for calm amid the hectic holiday period.
She said: 鈥淚n the natural world, the solstice marks the time when the sun is at its highest or lowest point, where we honour our relationship with light and dark and our potential for transformation.
鈥淪olstice brings us a celestial invitation to stand in stillness awhile and reflect on the course of the past year before crossing the threshold of the next.
鈥淭he bluster of busyness accompanying winter festivals such as Yuletide, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa can often side-line our response to this celestial invitation.
鈥淗owever, even creating momentary interludes of calm and stillness usually bring us a benefit of well-being.
鈥淚t does take a bit of courage to reconnect with our inner being聽and allow space to experience our feelings without resisting or judging them.
鈥淢any of us can suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) during the winter period and solstice time can mark a low point.
鈥淚 have been learning to breathe more deeply through my difficult feelings trusting that these too will pass and that I will regain greater equilibrium between desolation and consolation.鈥�