21 days of honouring a season of tenderness, and preparing ourselves to step out into a world that is ready for a ‘new year’ when our internal clocks are in hibernation.

May we honour a season of being in the wilderness—being in our silence, and knowing when to choose silence amidst a celebratory season—together. Trusting the reflections, and preparing for the integration and tenderness we feel when we come out—when the world is saying one thing, and our bodies feel another.

May we tune into the whispers more deeply. May we be willing to be re-routed in the discomfort; to not disconnect from our bodies. May we know how to be tender, while also trusting the very nature of our paradoxical human bodies and be able to be with all sensations at the very same time?

What if instead of neglecting the sensations of tenderness in our solitude, we showed more appreciation for it? What if we chose bold internal action? What if we honoured and allowed ourselves to be in our wilderness, and then to be able to step out of the silence more fully? With more kindness, more patience, more reverence for our hearts and nervous systems.