Warmth Within

42. Week of January 17 

Winter’s grey and gloom

Surrounds the rosy bloom

Of my personal, shining power

Awaiting the senses flower

In the darkness sings a bell

Like a candle in a well.

Today I dropped my middle child off at school in Philadelphia and then I raced back to New England ahead of a snowstorm. Later this week it will be very cold. Winter has us in its icy grip.

But - do you feel it? Under the ice, shining? Sitting by the fire, looking out at the snow, shining?

Keep that little seed warm within. Enjoy these last weeks of darkness and rest and peace. We don’t need to rush ahead. The candle is there, shining.