This Christmas comes with a little extra sparkle. We have been graced with a planetary conjunction that falls on the winter solstice, our darkest night of the year. 2020 has been rougher than expected for all of us. Our collective grief and struggle are palpable. It feels like we've been holding our breath for 12 months, waiting for the sky to fall, picking up the pieces when it does, and wondering what our tomorrows might look like. The natural world has a beautiful way of showing us her cycles and how to navigate them. As dark as times get, the potential for light always lives under the shadows. Sometimes it can take a long time to find that flicker, and sometimes it comes flooding in like a wave. But the universal truth is that it exists. Whether we can discover it or not, becomes our work. It requires us to be patient and sit in the uncomfortable feelings that ride shotgun with heavy emotions. We have to get curious about how we feel and the circumstances that life drops on us from out of nowhere. Our ability to rise is in direct proportion to our ability to sit with and feel our pain. There are such beautiful lessons that live in these middle spaces. The Art of Joy is truly a process. The Art is the journey, and Joy is finding wholeness. It's a slow and patient embarking into places that make us uncomfortable. Just as we have moved through the darkest night of the year, we are now returning to brighter days. The cycle is consistent and reminds us that the days get more hopeful after being dark for so long. It's also a beautiful metaphor to have a conjunction light up the sky like a smoke signal that assures us that we can indeed rise. As we wrap up another year as a podcasting duo, we are blessed by all of you who support our work. With a new year upon us, we are excited to watch The Art of Joy unfold and grow even more. We wish all of you little flickers of light and insane courage to navigate the dark moments. We love you dearly and pray that peace will find you in small moments of stillness. Take good care of yourselves as you are serving others. And remember that The Art of Joy is the journey to wholeness.

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