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Winter Solstice

ByKrystal
Krystal, Cameron Skye, Sunset, Shore Hotel, Malibu, California, 2020

Originally Posted to Instagram 12/21/2023

Today, I celebrated the winter solstice by watching the sunrise. The solstice is the shortest day of the year. It is the day we welcome the sun back into our lives, and the days become longer.

This is my third time doing this ritual. In 2021, I watched the sunrise not knowing if I could make it through another day. I was completely debilitated by PTSD flashbacks, and drowning in grief. As I watched the sun rise, I begged the universe to help me survive, and overcome the pain I was experiencing.

In 2022, I didn’t know where I would be for the next solstice. So much was changing, and I was letting go of many things that I had worked hard to have, but hoping for something better.

This year has been one of Renewal. I watched the sunrise from the place of my birth. This year I have started over. I have been working to restore myself with increased strength of existence. It has been a year of new beginnings. Because of this work, I have many new projects that are about to come to fruition, and be released. 

I don’t know where I’ll be next year, but I know I will be in a better place. Even though the sun cycles through periods of darkness, it always comes back. The solstice is our reminder of the fact that it will return. There are brighter days ahead, and things can get better.

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Spiritual Retreat

ByKrystal

Originally Posted to Instagram 1/30/2024

This week, I’m taking myself on a Spiritual Retreat. I’m participating in an Astrological Immersion, and Global Ancestral Womb Healing Council. I am taking the time to slow down and connect to myself. I am listening to my intuition and giving myself what I need. I am stretching, swimming, and walking. I am connecting to my body, mind, heart, and soul. I am taking the time to think my thoughts, and feel my feelings. 

The last time I did something like this, I went on a solo trip to Mount Shasta. Then, I was going to think about my relationship with my parents, and started facing my emotions towards them. I thought I could work out everything in just that trip, but it was the beginning of the grieving process for me as I ended that relationship. It was the start to a deep inner journey toward healing.

This time, I am at the beginning of a change in my career. I’m expanding and growing into a new area. A project I have been working on is close to being launched. I am connecting to myself now, so I can move forward knowing exactly what I want and where I want to be. 

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