Live within the Coming Silence

Image: Sisters Under The Skin, Angerona, Lady of the Winter Silence

Listen Closely to the Trees Soft Whisper

Of places of mystery where legends dwell Trees whisper the coming winter Voices elusive secretive as well Hear the murmur of the wooded heart muted tumble of an acorn shell Trees whisper…coming winter… Tales that only trees can tell David Whalen

Today Winter has shaken her cloak of wind and rain, and the cold has crept along behind. A taste of the days to come, a time for turning inwards, slowing down, a time of rest, peace and stillness. Do not force yourself to take on new tasks or challenges or to achieve long to do lists. Take your queue from nature and slow down.

As Thoreau wrote: "Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each."

And winter's influence is stillness, darkness and silence.