Litha
Here we are, June 21st, the longest day of the year, and the official start of summer on the Gregorian calendar. Today was a day I had targeted as the to doing certain things I wanted to do – ritual, meditation, yoga, jujitsu class, and healtghier eating. Instead, here I am once again writing about my catastrophic failure to do any of that, despite putting things in place that would make this a fairly easy transition.As with most people, I recognize that I am my own worst enemy. I continue to act in ways diametrically opposed to enabling me to do the things I want. I also know now that it is my shadow side that is causing this – that I am sabotaging myself. I am not making excuses here, but merely explaining. To solve a problem, you must first realize that the problem exists. This does not mean attaching to it or fighting it with every part of your being – that only fixes it in place. It means that you see the situation clearly and respond appropriately.
Though I’ve acknowledged my failure, it is only a temporary one, not a permanent one, Today is not over, and I still have the opportunity to do some of the things I have said I haven’t done yet. Though I intended to do some of them this morning, I can still do some of them this evening. I could even do all of them, if I were wiling to sacrifice the time and sleep to do that. I’d rather not be a zombie tomorrow, so not all of them will be done. But I can get at least a couple of them done and still keep my sanity and get enough sleep.
Since today is Litha, doing them all would perhaps be the appropriate response in celebration of the longest day of the year. This would definitely make it my longest day of the year also, but I probably don’t have the energy for that. Today is supposed to be a celebration of summer, and according to certain legends, the day when fairies can be seen around plantings of oak, ash, and hawthorn. Alas, the third is in scarce supply here, so I’m not likely to see any fairies this evening. Perhaps you are a bit luckier where you are.
Happy Litha!