Nature calls to me on this shortest day of the year so I go to the Marin Headlands and Rodeo Beach.  I carry with me these words from the book Open Heart, Open Mind by Tsoknyi Rinpoche: A shadow is projected by some source of light, and by recognizing and acknowledging our shadow selves we can begin to trace a path toward the light.

The is the time of year to look within and “trace a path toward the light”.