“We can see nothing that is not beneath the surface, and we can see everything.”

Theme: The Unseen Work

Light a candle and watch it burn for a full minute. Notice your thoughts without judging them.

“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. No feeling is final.”

Theme: Gentle Rain

Let one feeling pass through you without holding onto it. Like rain through a gutter.

“I want to unfold. I don't want to stay folded anywhere.”

Theme: Slow Unfurl

Unfold one cramped habit today. Sit differently, speak differently, think differently.

“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage.”

Theme: Clear Lens

Face one small thing you have been avoiding. Meet it beautifully.

“Let the gentleness of this day fill all the corners of your heart.”

Theme: Deepest Summer

Be gentle with yourself in one area where you are usually harsh.

“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.”

Theme: Equinox Balance

Read one page of a book slowly, as if the words were water.

“No feeling is final. Even the deepest sorrow loosens its grip.”

Theme: Crimson Goodbye

Allow one feeling to pass through you completely, like a leaf floating downstream.

“You must live your life from beginning to end. No one else can do it for you.”

Theme: Gathered Wisdom

Write down one hard-won piece of wisdom from this year. Keep it close.