Evening benediction

Welcome, darkness, and the coming cold.

Welcome, lamplight, candlelight, and firelight.

Welcome, long, dark evenings and late dawns.

Welcome, slower pace and slower energy.

Welcome to every feeling in my heart, my spirit, and my body

whether pleasant, painful, or complicated.

I make room for you.

I make room for my full self.

In gentleness

And in hope.

From Blessings for the Long Night: Meditations and Poems to Help You through Depression

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