Solstice Invitation

I invite Darkness to cover me like a warm blanket

to wrap my bones and allow me to rest

I invite cold to remind me to slow down

I invite my body to receive the nourishment of warm foods prepared with love

and to settle in to heating movement and calming stillness

I invite my mind to unwind for a time

to become quiet and to turn back in on itself

I invite contemplation and remembrance of my learnings so that I may change and grow

I invite tears to flow for that which asks to be mourned

I invite celebration for that which calls for recognition

and tiny seeds of new ideas, new hopes to take shape

so that I may be ready for the next season of growing

I invite dear hearts to gather round and hold me

and to let me hold them

so that we may feel our preciousness

I invite remembrance of the Light within and without

I send my humblest gratitude to those beings who help with the remembering

I ask that I may be a candle to help another remember

May we light the way forward together