Do Not Go Gentle Into Their Gaslight

It's winter solstice and all the Celtic that is me wants to welcome the return of the light.

First I need to acknowledge all the dark that makes it harder. 

So I rewrote the beautiful words of another person of Irish decent; Dylan Thomas.

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Do not go gentle into their gaslight

Democracy should burn and rave at close of day;

Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.

There are no wise ones to know that dark is right

Because their words spin and lie and betray

Do not go gentle into their gaslight.

The wave of un-good men hiding in plain sight

Whose deeds cause crying and kill every green bay

Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.

Mean men who incite others to hate and fight,

And distract anyone who sees it is their way,

Do not go gentle into their gaslight.

Greedy men hoarding money, holding tight,

Power hungry and going to make you pay

Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.

And you, failed America, there on the sad height,

Must cry fierce tears for what was done yesterday.

Do not go gentle into their gaslight.

Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.

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Now I can move on.

Madonna- Ray Of Light

Winter solstice 2024

 "One kind word can warm three winter months." — Japanese Proverb

"Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness." – Mary Oliver

"Don’t think the garden loses it’s ecstacy in winter. It’s quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." – Rumi

"Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake."

"Snow brings a special quality with it — the power to stop life as you know it dead in its tracks." – Nancy Hatch Woodward

"May this solstice and the returning of the sun bring you love, magic and starlight." – Unknown

"What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter’s day?" – Henry David Thoreau

"Winter is a glorious spectacle of glittering fractals complete with a soundscape and atmosphere entirely its own." – Anders Swanson

May you find peace in the promise of the solstice night. That each day forward is blessed with more light.

Madonna - Ray of Light

Breathing Sessions

 To build stamina:

Sit in comfortable upright position - mouth closed. Breathe quickly - in & out through nose - 2-3 breaths per second for 5 minutes.

Strengthens respiratory muscles & boosts endurance.

Improved concentration:

Same position as above - for me in through mouth out through nose. Deep breath in - exhale repeating a word - for me "resilience".

During movement sessions:

Exhale on the Effort

Anna Nalik - Breathe