Reflection
Cold January days can be times of sadness and disillusion.  The joy of Christmas has subsided, the warmth of Spring seems days away.
Let us examine this darkness and sadness, recognise the disappointments they hold, and let them go.
Collect up all the regrets into a heap and throw them away into a skip called experience.
Take the hopes that never materialised and let them float away like baloons or Chinese Lanterns in the dusk.
With minds empty again look into the darkness and search for light.
Search for music and melody within our souls.
Look steadily and the spirit of light begins to shine back with a little love and a little joy.
Outside new shoots of life are appearing from the darkness of the soil, seeking light, driven by the spirit of growth.
Mornings are becoming lighter, the sun is lifting off the horizon, dark evenings are retreating.
People can smile within the cold air.
The vibration of life returns to touch the tuning fork within our spirit and we can hum.
There is energy around us and within us, let us feel it. 
Enfold in our hearts the images of those we love and bless them as we turn our eyes outwards.