The Liminal Time in Between

This period between the Holidays and the New Year always feels like a liminal space in time to me. It's as if the world stops moving for a little while and everything grows quiet.

Having been back on Home soil for two months now I feel centered and balanced. Part of me is still on the Land on the Isle of Mull, my heart and my essence.

This time is a space of BEing that allows me to get to a place of balance. I delve into myself, feel the feelings. All of them.

I believe it's genuinely difficult for us as humans, particularly in today's society, to give ourselves permission to slow down and accept this time of quiet. I know that for myself I often find it difficult to give myself that permission. I always find myself struggling with guilt during this time; guilt for not doing more, for taking the time to relax, for not being in a state of constant readiness. It's ironic to me that we spend so much of Summer looking forward to this time, and yet when this time comes we find it so hard to just embrace it.

That's why it's important to be mindful and not place constant pressure on ourselves. Even today I caught myself thinking; "I should have done more this past week. Why do I keep putting important things off?" And yet this is the first time in years that I've allowed myself to really relax during the holidays, to take the time to carefully select meaningful gifts for those around me. To just BE.

Animals and plants understand that there's a time of year to hibernate, to regain

strength and wait out the winter months. As always, there are lessons to be gained from the natural world around us that we often lose sight of.