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Leona Waller's avatar

"If I can trust that winter is just another season, then I can surrender and trust that all will be well... The irony is that in doing so, I find a sweet wellspring of joy in the aliveness of my winter."

It blows my mind how many times my sweet, dopamine-seeking brain forgets that there can be relief even in the darkness. In fact, that relief is at its core a byproduct of surrender, not of sunshine and rainbows. This simple difference between pain and suffering makes a world of difference. Thank you Nona for this reminder today.

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Nona Jordan's avatar

It's so easy to forget, isn't it? I'm glad the reminder landed in the right moment. XO

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Nneka Kelly's avatar

Ah, wintering:-) I feel I spent the last year wintering. I too resisted, until I didn't and I felt that sigh. Spring comes again:-)

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Nona Jordan's avatar

I love that you shared this. Thank you!

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Stephanie Polen's avatar

Oh, I love this ... and particularly naming the joy that comes in the surrender. And, I love the reminder that it is a SEASON. I'm in this "in between" space now, seeing glimpses of the next season, but not quite ready to jump. This is a great reminder for me that my wintering might not yet be complete.

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Nona Jordan's avatar

Stephanie, right?? I know I often want to push through, to believe I'm moving into a new season when really, I'm not... yet. Thank you for being here and for sharing your own experience. XO

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Elena Sonnino's avatar

Oh my goodness, yes. I was just journaling about feeling this way, this morning – because I've been luxuriating in spaciousness and not-doing for most of this year, but in the last week, I've noticed so much resistance to the process again.

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Nona Jordan's avatar

Sister, I am with you. Breathing with you and sitting with the resistance by your side. XO

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