It’s 4:45 a.m.

For months, I have woken up in the middle of the night. It could be menopause, but that’s only a part of it. Tonight, there is a massive weight across my shoulders, a feeling of dread as heavy as a boulder in my belly....

“Every beginning is a promise,

born in light and dying in dark”

Brendan Kennelly

On this Winter Solstice and on the cusp of the new decade, I believe we humans are at a collective crucible moment. A moment when we are invited to face...