24 Days of Making, Doing, and Being: December 4
Embracing the fog.
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The other day I had a very early morning call, and it was dark when I walked to the studio. I knew the remnants of the full moon were somewhere in the sky, but the trees were so heavily shrouded in fog that I couldn’t see the glow I was looking for.
I knew though that it was there, as those early hours of the morning were just a little lighter than usual. As if the moon beams were gracefully suspended in the fog.
I’ve been waking quite early these past few weeks. Despite the darkness and the warmth of the bed, my body has other plans. It wants to be present for these still morning hours.
Even as a morning person, rising in the dark isn’t always my favorite. There’s a particular feeling in the summer months when the abundance of daytime energy strikes early—a gift of early morning dawn and birdsong. As that cycle begins to shift, I lament the loss of morning light, but by the time we get to these weeks leading up to winter solstice, I’ve let go of any expectation of morning light.