Where are we? We are in the threshold of Winter: The daylight is shorter in the Northern hemisphere, the sun moves just barely above the horizon during the day, and the ground is soaking from the cold rains. This is a moment of darkness in this land. However, in this darkness there is infinite movement, energy, and purpose.

There are forces of recycling nutrients, decomposing what is no longer needed, and going into an almost invisible rhythm of microscopic worlds reconstructing the structure of the ground; freezing-thawing, wet-and-dry cycles, setting the stage for a new growing season.

We are in the threshold of political and social systems showing us once again how the humanity of a few is seen as more valuable than others. We are in the wintering of these systems, and in the repurposing of nourishment, found in our everyday lives of resilient communities around the world.

There is also a moment to pause and rest in this darkness, of falling to the ground. And we can do this in community, by locating ourselves through our senses and witnessing each other, and orienting and reorienting again to our commitment for each other.