A Winter Solstice for the Mind & Body

Every cacao ceremony begins with the preparation of the medicine. The process of preparing the cacao usually involves someone consciously and continually stirring the pot.

It is this movement of around and around, along with a little bit of heat that allows the solid chunks of cacao to slowly and gently melt into an amazing beverage. In this process intentions, wishes, and desires are melted into the cacao as well. 

This morning as I stirred my own pot of cacao, I noticed that just a little circle in the center of the pot initiated move throughout the whole pot. The center point has the power to shift the whole pot. Stirring around the edges also makes the whole pot move, but takes so much more effort.

On this day of stillness and darkness, it is a potent reminder of the importance of stillness. 

When you can drop right into the very essence of who you are, into your center, then you have the ability to change your whole experience from one tiny shift. 

No need for a long list of to-dos. Just drop into the place of stillness and listen for that one nugget of brilliance you need! 

Take action on that one nugget of brilliance and see what unfolds in your life. 

It is this movement from stillness to stirring and stirring to stillness that the play of life unfolds. 

Allow this Winter Solstice to be an invitation to initiate the game of stillness and play in 2025!!

Today settle into the stillness. Get to know that place at the very center of your essence that is unchanging, unwavering brilliance.