Set Your Intentions on Fire!

                                     Winter Solstice

Nature remember what we humans have forgotten:
Every cycle must return to stillness, silence, the dark:
Every out-breath requires and in-breath
Every outer endeavor turns back inward to its origin, its center and begins again;
From death comes new life, and from the darkest night, the new dawn is born

The Winter Solstice occurs the moment the sun enters the tropical sign of Capricorn. This year that will be on December 21st at 8:48 PM PST. At the solstice the sun appears to stand still in the sky. Time goes by so fast. Years whip through calendars like ravenous monsters of the future. Taking time on the solstice to remind ourselves of the timeless stillness within us can be tremendously powerful.

We are all so busy this time of year so, I'll get right to it!
Let's harness the power of the Winter Solstice and set our intentions on fire! I will literally be doing this later during my Winter Solstice Celebration. It's time to rebirth our light. Whatever your celebration is here are a few thing to sit with as you set your intentions for the upcoming year.

1. How do I want to feel about my work, relationships, body, spiritual life/relationship with myself?
2. What old paradigm do I want to outgrow?
3. What life affirming feeling do I want to grow into?
4. What bonds am I ready to free myself from?
5. What guilt, shame and self-doubt can I lay down?
6. What actions can I take to help my self esteem and quell my self-doubt?
7. What self-care practices can I give to myself considering the nature of my work?
8. How can I give that which I want to cultivate? What do I need to become more sensitive to?
9. What might I need to have a thicker skin about?
10. How can I grow myself up so that I am moving away from thinking that the world owes me something and towards getting curious about what I can give to it?

Few practices have been as powerful in my life as stating my intentions for the year at the Winter Solstice. I hope you find it to be as helpful and as healing.
Solstice warmth to you and yours,
​ Traci

​Check out this beautiful Winter Solstice Carol by the Wyrd Sisters :)