Embracing the Winter’s Pause
We've been quiet but full of activity over the autumn season. Some of these activities have included:
Collaborating on a research project on the infrastructure for shared ownership with Purpose Foundation, OneProject and Common Trust;
Crafting a purpose charter for the organizational design of The Farmers Land Trust; and,
Working with a group of farmers forming the BIPOC National Empowerment Trust with Potlikker Capital.
As we acknowledge the winter solstice that is upon us, we happily embrace the quietness that comes with it. A time of inwardness, of celebration with loved ones, a time of warmth and layers and refreshing for the new year.
Typically in American culture, we can become obsessed with the reset that January 1 signals. But in nature, January 1 is just the beginning of the winter season. Spring is nowhere to be found. Trees are barren, snow has fallen, rain doesn’t stop and we can't go as fast as we want.
Embracing our limits. I was recently reminded by Bette Dickinson that perhaps limits are not obstacles, but invitations. The winter season paired with the holiday season reminds us of our limitations. Though we might splurge and push right past it. Whether its the deadline of work that needs to be done before 12/31 or those delicious desserts we want to eat plenty of before we start the new year with our favorite fast.
Could it be that limitations are a gift to allow us to find our breaths again? This solstice is special for so many reasons. And so I am entering with the full embrace of my limitations. Setting pause on the things that are not yet complete. But what if completeness is there, and we just need to let go?
Here's my signal to let go, to enter this winter solstice with all the tasks and deliverables in a neat tracker that will sit for me ready to engage on January 8. How might you enter this winter solstice?
This has been a beautiful year of surprises, advancement, and expansion with new partners and exciting lines of work. But for now, we'll hold those updates for the next season, when a different cadence and rhythm will meet us.
"This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go and becomes the future"
- Margaret Atwood
❄️Sacred Futures Winter Closure❄️
We will be closed from Friday, 12/22 returning Monday, 1/8. Happy new year!
