Happy Hump Day!

It has been a slow start to Winter here in the Southern Hemisphere, but it has arrived in full swing now.  Winter can be a wonderful time.   We can rest, stay warm and nurture our soul.  We naturally start staying home more as days shorten.  We feel the need to withdraw slightly from the daily treadmill. 

 

To kick start winter there is now a pot soup on the stove that my daughter and I cooked up yesterday.  My favourite part of winter is having the pot of soup on the stove.  I remember coming home from school and Mum would have the soup hot and ready to go, this is a tradition I kept for my daughters and I hope they will also have the wonderful memories that I have of warming up with a bowl of Mum’s soup.  Soup really does nurture the soul.

 

Now that the wheel of the year is turning towards the Winter Solstice it’s time to look at your diet again.  Are you eating yummy winter vegetables full of the nutrients our bodies need for winter?  Mother Nature has a wonderful medicine cabinet for whatever season we are in.  Eating seasonally is so important for our overall health and wellbeing.  If you’re not sure what’s in season take a trip to your local growers market instead of the supermarket where produce can be 6 months old or more held in cold storage so that they can sell it year round.

Winter is a time when we go within and do what our soul needs us to do.  Heal the parts that have been hurt by the chaotic world we live in.  It’s time to slow down and do what we need to do to nourish our soul.  Connect with Source and recharge yourself.  Meditating, Yoga or just curling up with a blanket and a good book or movie.  Whatever your body and soul is asking you to do make a date with yourself regularly and do it.

©Ange Foster

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