Once again we face it. The shorter days. The cold temperatures. A time to stay in and stay put. As this time is upon us I personally find myself with more time on my plate to contemplate. To wander about the reaches of my shrunken brain and rattle around. Dangerous territory for me to be in.
This time of year always brings about depression for me. As often as I’ve been through it you would think I would prepare. But oh no. Not me. I’m taken somewhat by surprise every time. The thoughts of self doubt. The negative thinking. Thoughts of inadequacy. It’s not my favorite time of the year to say the least.
This year I have some ammunition to combat all this nasty stuff. I’ve been building up a nest egg of positive deeds to fall back on.
Spirituality tops my list of ways to take on the blahs. Whenever I’m feeling my lowest a good swift kick in the spiritual pants helps put things right. And this year has been crammed with spiritual activity. I founded the Vitki/Volva Forum which now has over 900 members. I started this blog. I took on more vitki apprentices. I was told by my departed father to explore Druidry which I am. Lots of great stuff spiritually. I can take a breather and relax a few months.
But I know I won’t. I still am accountable to my apprentices. I still need to monitor the forum. I have bucket loads of things to learn about Druidry. And of course I need to keep growing in my role as vitki. Plenty to keep me busy during these dark months. Plenty as always to learn.
So this year the season changes and I’m not curling up into a ball over it. I’m looking back at the deeds of this past year and smiling. And looking ahead at the work to do with an even bigger smile!