#wintersolstice — Public Fediverse posts

It's the Winter Solstice and my baby mandarin tree has grown me its first fruit.

Along with my orange tree, it's great to have some bright colour and juicy fruit in winter

#Melbourne #Naarm #gardening #citrus #WinterSolstice

Embracing the In-Between: The Power of Seasonal Pauses

There are moments each year when the world seems to hold its breath. Not quite the season we’re leaving, not yet the one we’re entering. A soft in‑between. A hinge. A threshold. A pause.

This pause is subtle. It’s the way the light shifts — not dramatically, but with a quiet insistence that something is changing. It’s the way the air feels different on the skin, carrying a new texture, a new temperature, a new intention. It’s the way the body senses a turning before the mind has language for it. In these in‑between days, nature loosens her grip.

The trees stop striving upward and begin listening downward. The soil exhales. The wind rearranges itself. Even the birds seem to linger a little longer on the branch, as if deciding which direction to take next.

We, too, are invited into this pause.

The pause between seasons is a reminder that transitions aren’t meant to be rushed. They are meant to be felt. This is the space where we gather ourselves — the pieces we’ve scattered, the lessons we’ve lived, the parts of us that grew quietly while we weren’t paying attention.

It’s a moment to ask gentle questions: 
What am I carrying that no longer fits the season ahead?
What wants to be softened? 
What wants to be tended? 
What wants to be released?

In this sacred pause, the body becomes a listening place. The nervous system loosens. The breath deepens. The mind stops reaching for answers and instead leans into awareness. We remember that change doesn’t happen in the moment of arrival — it happens in the space just before.

This is the wisdom of the in‑between: life is not a series of clean beginnings and endings. It is a continuous unfolding, a slow turning, a rhythm that asks us to trust the spaces where nothing seems to be happening.

But something is happening. 
Integration. 
Reorientation. 
Recalibration. 
A quiet gathering of strength for whatever comes next.

When we honor the pause between seasons, we honor our own becoming. We step into the next chapter not by force, but by attunement — aligned with the deeper pace of the world around us.

Allow yourself time today to pause and listen. Listen to the pause in the breath between the inhale and the exhale. Listen to your body as it whispers what it needs. Listen to the earth beneath you- steady, patient, unhurried, let the small moment of stillness be a reminder that you don’t have to rush your way into the next season of your life. You can arrive slowly with presence, with softness, and with trust in the quiet wisdom that’s already guiding you.

Try a one-minute grounding pause to help you soften, settle, and come back to yourself with gentle cues to release your shoulders. Feel your weight supported and find one steady point in your body. This quick reset helps you remember that you are here and you are safe. You can begin again at any time.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HUwHKkhD0LeO2c78Dfvq8?si=DqRSKHK-SMifM_DNi1t9iQ

I've always loved nature, and enjoyed walking the many parks in and around State College while I was in school. Here's a winter hike with friend, Parri, in 1973. #nature #naturalbeauty #beautyofnature #beautiesofnature #hiking #walking #strolling #outdoors #outofdoors #snow #snowy #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #winterseason #seasons #baretrees #park #parks #statecollege #highereducation #pennstate #machoentitlement #maleprivilege #masculinesuperiority #patriarch #patriarchy

One of the oldest known “windows”

Light opening (center of image) above the entrance to the passage at Newgrange.
For a few days around the winter solstice, a ray of light shines through this opening into the chamber at the end of the passage at sunrise.

May 2014

#Newgrange #PassageTomb #Boyne #SiAnBhru #CountyMeath #Ireland #Neolithic #Neolithicperiod #wintersolstice #sunrise #solstice #Irland #Neolithikum #Jungsteinzeit #passage #Wintersonnenwende #Sonnenaufgang #FensterFreitag

Another Gorgeous Sunrise on Fifth Street. #nature #natureswonders #sunrise #sunset #sunrises #fifthstreet #lewistown #sky #skywatching #skywatcher #skywatchers #pink #inthepink #jettrail #jettrails #colorful #autumnsky #wintersolstice #solstice #wintertime #cold #frigid #freeze

𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸,
𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸:
“𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴,”
𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘸.

𝘐𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦,
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘢’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦,
𝘢 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯.
𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦,
𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯.

𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸,
𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸:
“𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸.”

𝘌𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘩, 𝘓𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 ~ 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳

#WinterSolstice #Solstice #winter #snow #WinterBeauty #nature #NaturePhotography #sunrise #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #creationstruck #SilentSunday

"A good omen for the year to come."

Wintersonnenwende in Newgrange. https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1221/1550009-winter-solistice-newgrange/

#NewGrange #Irland #WinterSolstice #Wintersonnenwende

Ich gebe ja die Hoffnung nicht auf, dass am 21.12 morgens das Sicht klar ist.

Live-Stream aus #Newgrange

https://boynevalleytours.com/newgrange-winter-solstice-webcast-2025/

#Wintersonnenwende #WinterSolstice

Information about this year's livestream of the Winter Solstice at Newgrange/Brú na Boinne, including links for where to watch. Looking forward to seeing this on Sunday morning!

https://www.gov.ie/en/office-of-public-works/press-releases/experience-the-winter-solstice-live-from-newgrange-livestream-link-now-available/

#Newgrange #WinterSolstice #Ireland #archaeology

"The OPW is delighted to announce that RTE will broadcast live from the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange on Sunday, 21 December, from 8:40a.m."
#WinterSolstice #ireland #newgrange
https://www.gov.ie/en/office-of-public-works/press-releases/experience-the-winter-solstice-live-from-newgrange-livestream-link-now-available/

#Maine - #WinterSolstice Walk at #KettleCove #StatePark

Division / Program: Parks and Lands
Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: 49 Kettle Cove Road, #CapeElizabethME. Meet at the park's maintenance shop.
State Park: Kettle Cove State Park
Event Type: #NatureExploration, Special Event

"The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year-- a day of beginnings, of storytelling, of reflection, of celebrating and more. For ancient astronomers, it was the day that the sun appeared at its lowest in the Northern Hemisphere sky and at its farthest southern point over Earth. It's also the day that the Earth and all of us are closest to the sun. Join naturalist Jeanne Christie for a walk to the shore at Kettle Cove to learn a bit of ancient history, astronomy, stories of past cultures, and to reflect and celebrate the beginning of the longest night of the year."

Contact Name: C/O Crescent Beach State Park
Contact Phone: (207) 799-5871
Cost: Free with park admission: Adult Maine Resident: $3; Adult Non-Resident: $4; Senior Non-Resident: $1; Children 5-11 years old: $1; Children under 5 and Maine Seniors are free.

Link to PDF:
https://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=13336117&an=1

#SolarPunkSunday #NatureEvents #SolsticeEvents #WinterSolsticeEvents #SpendTimeInNature #MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime #WinterSolstice #MaineEvents #Storytelling #History #Astronomy

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23 +24 more of our #festive #decorations call them #Christmas or #Solstice either way we keep them up for many weeks- especially the #lights - to brighten the dark months. We have a birthday in the second week of December another mid January, so our season extends at least that far, usually a couple more weeks each side!
#MidWinter #WinterBright #Holiday #WinterSolstice #pagan

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 #WinterSolstice #MidWinter here #MidSummer for those on the currently sunny side of the globe!
In the North we celebrate the beginning of the slow return of #Saule #Sun but don't forget to give #Darkness its due: life, #regeneration begins in the darkness of blood, soil, womb, heart, brain! Darkness is #rest #nest Take time to repose and #reflect and appreciate the long quiet nights.
#AncientWays #pagan #animist #GoddessCulture #Latvian #Ragana #Alberta #WinterBright

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 19 didn't spend too much time outside yesterday (bit of shovelling, restocking wood etc) but just as I was going out in the afternoon, noticed the sun coming through the trees. Almost #WinterSolstice I walked down the road allowance beside the acreage + just a little way out on the farm following that light #Saule #Sun was playing peek-a-boo through the clouds Her power is at its lowest of the year, but her beauty is great #WinterBright #pagan #Latvian #animist #Alberta

☀️ Winter Solstice Lanterns at a Chinese Garden in Vancouver Canada, marking the longest night of year 🌖

Happy Winter Dolstice

Photographs by Julius Reque

#wintersolstice #juliusreque #solsticelanterns #longestnightoftheyear #darkestdayoftheyear #returnofthelight #lanterns #chinesegarden #chineselanterns #wintergarden #vancouver #photography #photographer #colorphotography #thelights #winterlights

One of the things that I love about the future is things like this. We can livestream the #wintersolstice from #stonehenge. Happy, happy #solstice to one and all. #futureliving
https://facebook.com/events/s/winter-solstice-2022-sunrise-l/536323468102912/

One of the things that I love about the future is things like this. We can livestream the #wintersolstice from #stonehenge. Happy, happy #solstice to one and all. #futureliving
https://facebook.com/events/s/winter-solstice-2022-sunrise-l/536323468102912/

One of the things that I love about the future is things like this. We can livestream the #wintersolstice from #stonehenge. Happy, happy #solstice to one and all. #futureliving
https://facebook.com/events/s/winter-solstice-2022-sunrise-l/536323468102912/

One of the things that I love about the future is things like this. We can livestream the #wintersolstice from #stonehenge. Happy, happy #solstice to one and all. #futureliving
https://facebook.com/events/s/winter-solstice-2022-sunrise-l/536323468102912/

One of the things that I love about the future is things like this. We can livestream the #wintersolstice from #stonehenge. Happy, happy #solstice to one and all. #futureliving
https://facebook.com/events/s/winter-solstice-2022-sunrise-l/536323468102912/

My #UnitarianUniversalist heart is feeling mighty spiritual today
#WinterSolstice #UnitarianUniversalists

Heya, my #trans siblings. Today's question is brought to you by the festival of lights:

What winter holiday traditions do you happen to follow?

#QuestionOfTheDay #hannukah #christmas #kwanzaa #wintersolstice #saturnalia #stlucysday

Heya, my #trans siblings. Today's question is brought to you by the festival of lights:

What winter holiday traditions do you happen to follow?

#QuestionOfTheDay #hannukah #christmas #kwanzaa #wintersolstice #saturnalia #stlucysday

Heya, my #trans siblings. Today's question is brought to you by the festival of lights:

What winter holiday traditions do you happen to follow?

#QuestionOfTheDay #hannukah #christmas #kwanzaa #wintersolstice #saturnalia #stlucysday

Heya, my #trans siblings. Today's question is brought to you by the festival of lights:

What winter holiday traditions do you happen to follow?

#QuestionOfTheDay #hannukah #christmas #kwanzaa #wintersolstice #saturnalia #stlucysday

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