I found a new place to live today.

The calendar new year may still be ten days away, but in some ways, today marks an annual fresh start. The earth is angled so that for us in the northern hemisphere, it’s the day of the longest night, a time for bonfires and trees bedecked with tiny lights and keeping warm with those in our tribe. Tomorrow the daylight begins a slow increase, a physical shift of the earth’s axis that will continue for six months until the summer solstice, the longest day.

So, why not celebrate, celebrate the fresh starts, the shifts of the cycles in our planetary systems. Good solstice! Happy new year!