Resource Yourself

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33-Letting the Dark Hold You on The Solstice, Yule Resourcing 00

33-Letting the Dark Hold You on The Solstice, Yule Resourcing 0020 Dec 202514 min

Letting the Dark Hold You on The Solstice,

Yule Resourcing 01

On the Solstice, Rest, and Being Held by Life

Episode Notes

Today is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

The turning point where the light begins to return… even if we can’t feel it yet.

In this episode, we pause.

Not to fix. Not to set intentions. Not to rush ourselves forward.

But to be.

For many people, this time of year can feel heavy. The darkness, the slowing down, the quiet — it can stir loneliness, uncertainty, or a low-grade sadness that’s hard to name. Rather than pushing past it, this episode invites you to stay.

Through ancient creation stories from cultures across the world — Egyptian, Hindu, Taoist, Māori, Hebrew, Greek, Indigenous North American, Norse, and earth-based traditions — we remember something essential:

Creation did not begin with light.