It is interesting to see the stillness that arrives with Christmas Day. All the bustle, activity, frenzy and "have to get it all dones" cease. And the majority of the world who celebrates the holiday finally breathes long enough to actually, well celebrate the spirit of the day.
For those of us who don't celebrate Christmas, we get a lot of curious questions about what we do instead. The traditional Jewish Christmas is usually a drive around the empty main drags and a movie followed by Chinese food. I've spent the bulk of the day doing laundry, working through a whole lot of house clutter, finishing off a project and now, just now, finally settling into stillness.
Christmas reminds me of that one breath of moment on Yom Kippur, just as the first star appears and the shofar is blown for the final call- it is when the gates of heaven are open and your transgressions are forgiven- and you step over the threshold of a new year, ready for a fresh beginning.
Solstice is much the same- but this year, I was not physically or energetically able to join within meditation or celebration. The message came through- BE STILL.
So, I embrace the challenge to now let go, relax and be still.
Blessings on this Winter Solstice and Christmas 2009
Rachel
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