Winter soulstice

Today, on the darkest day of the year, I reflect on my own darkness. I am learning how to sit with myself in it. I remind myself that it’s okay to not thrive on the bare minimum if the bare minimum isn’t enough. I know that the mental illness I experience is an imbalance inside my brain, not the fault of my mindset. I know that at times, darkness has been cast upon me and I have not been shone the light I needed. I also know I am light, and it exists inside us all. I share my warmth with those around me, and I have been illuminated by those who do the same. I have also cast my own darkness onto others, and it adds to my own. But when I see that even the sun casts a shadow, I am shown that darkness is a part of light and a part of life. We are the soul that shines through the winter solstice. We are the winter soulstice.