As the cold of the season wraps us in quiet, even though it is the holiday season, I encourage all of us to maintain contact with the darkness of the coming winter. It is a time for connection within, to feel wrapped within the silence of the early morning darkness, the afternoon dim sunlight and the hunker-down mood of warm food and cozy spaces. Stop now and listen, make contact with the cool and fractured light, rest in the moment and breathe. Go outside and feel the sensation of the cold on your face…breathe it in.

Cherish the cold silence, the quiet of winter as a time for solitude, retreat and renewal. You can enter your creative space and nourish yourself with your deeper resources. We can cleanse ourselves for the New Year.

I look forward to our dialogue in the coming year and may we deepen our thinking and feeling together in the months to come.

Dr. Patricia Frisch