 Hi, my name is Dianni and welcome to Esoteric Moment. Today I just wanted to wish everyone a happy winter solstice, or summer solstice if you're in the southern hemisphere, and just kind of share a few thoughts I had about Yule this year. Yule is obviously where we welcome back the sun into our lives and take a moment to reflect upon the silence and the darkness that we have on the longest night. I think this holiday is really important so often, especially in America when all of our holidays are smushed together. We don't really give ourselves time to enjoy the season and to really take a moment and be silent and look at the stars and the cold winter night or really enjoy that cup of hot cocoa and release everything from the last year. I think before we can welcome the sun and new energy and life into our lives, it's really important that we say goodbye to all the stuff that wasn't working, take a note of what did work and clear space for that new light, that new energy in our lives. I also hope that the new light and energy of Yule helps inspire you to start new projects, especially those where we take care of the earth, where we work as activists for anti-fracking movements or protecting local water. I think protecting the environment is especially poignant around Yule time because we are in that darkness and that longest night. We understand I think a little better what will happen if we don't take care of the environment, if we don't work for earth rather than just ourselves. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a wonderful Yule or winter solstice or summer solstice if you're in the southern hemisphere and I hope that the longest night brings you a peaceful evening and inspiration for the coming year.