Find Your Joy in the Darkness

The Featherbed Inn
5 days ago
2 min read

Last night, while lighting my Hanukah candles with all the lights out in the room, I was struck by the way one little flame can pierce through the darkness and brighten a darkened room. Today is the winter solstice, when daylight gives way to the longest night of the year.

There's a lot of darkness out there, on the planet, in this country, in our world. Sometimes it can take a lot of effort even to remember there is also light, let alone to be able to see it. We absolutely must keep those candles burning (literally and figuratively), to bring light to a darkened world.

Keeping your inner light glowing is essential to finding joy with all this darkness swirling about. Pathways to light and joy include (but are not limited to...):

Playing in the snow. Whether your preference is skiing, sledding, dog sledding (seriously!), building snowmen, whatever, please take every opportunity to enjoy the snow.
Getting outdoors. Deeply inhale the crisp air, catch a snowflake on your tongue.
Cuddling. Ideally in front of a roaring fire. Chatting with nice people or reading a book in front of a fire is also beneficial.
Eating. But only if it's something delicious and fills the kitchen with yummy smells.
Soaking, sweating, plunging (you know where I'm going with this). Our Nordic Spa could be particularly helpful.
Letting someone pamper you. You deserve that. Perhaps you need a massage. In your room.
Being kind. It always feels good and lifts the spirits of everyone involved. We feel so fortunate to have as our guests some of the kindest people on the planet. The Featherbed Inn seems to attract only nice people, the sort of friendly people who make great companions in front of the fire or at the breakfast table.