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The Longest Night

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According to WikipediaA the winter solstice occurs when one of the Earth's poles has it's maximum tilt away from the Sun. The winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year. Photo Credit-Dan Clayton I have always looked forward to winter solstice because it represents longer days are on there way! Spring is just around the corner, new life with flowers blooming and birds singing. Now, it is very symbolic of the longest night representing our tough stuff we all go through in this life or in the words of Eckhart Tolle this "earth school" we all take part in. I had experienced a few "longest nights" as we all do but nothing quite like the night of May 3rd 2017 which has now moved to the to the top of my longest night list. On December 18th 2019, I attended a group meditation event with my daughter MacKenzie where the instructor talked about the upcoming winter solstice and the word dar