Happy Solstice!

A request has come in for something uplifting - and tonight that I can do - happily!

First lets start with celebrating the Winter Solstice - bring light back to the earth on the longest night of the year. And for me in NYC it is a cold and snowy one. I celebrate quietly with wassail, classic christams carols - even me singing some of my favorites like "In the bleak midwinter" or "Lo, a rose ere blooming" or "The Coventry Carol", lots of candles blazing, and christmas lights twinkling. And most important I have a full, loving and joyous heart that delights in both the light and the dark. I feel great hopefullness and love - and I cat nudging me for attention.

So this short day and long night was good in another way. It feels like things are moving after 3 weeks that seemed like a lot of waiting. Moving things a little forward by scheduling a test feels uplifting to me - movement versus inertia. I am glad I got the endoscopy scheduled for next week - while I am on break from work. And so tomorrow I have to follow up to make sure things are in place - pre op tests faxes, appointments changed, and made - this leaves me feeling very positive, calm (for now) and very hopeful. This is the second sign of hopefullness for me and that is good.

So now - Soma and I will sign off and sit and enjoy the carols, the xmas lights and the dark and be happy