Savor Every Instant!

Despite my inability to complete college Astronomy I am still fascinated by the subject. I was hoping for more solstice and equinox than physics and quarks, but then again, everything sounds better in the Syllabus.

So I may not be able to provide Cliff Note’s on Winter Solstice, I know enough about it to blather with gusto!

I love how it’s been recognized for millennia as a period of reflection and renewal. I respect the tradition of celebration before the harsh days of winter set in. I mean, if you know the hard times are coming, but they aren’t quite here? That sounds like a great time to get the revelry going!

And I love how every day we’re alive we get to learn something new. As a blonde that happens even more frequently for me, but on the whole we all get fresh new chances to gather information afresh.

I’ve always been fascinated by the monument Stonehenge. It is high, high, high atop my bucket list. Until this morning when I was googling today’s events I did not know that Stonehenge was built so that it lined up to face the Winter Solstice Sunset. Folks have been wondering in awe for a very long time.

Sigh.

A moment to pause and reflect, and renew. A last chance of celebration before the hard work and industry of the New Year.

Savor every instant!

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