Surviving the End of Year Darkness
Finish this Year in Peace, Start Next Year in Power
Does anyone like the time change? And by “time change,” I mean the two days a year when we flop back and forth as to what hour it “actually is”, putting our well-being under considerable strain?
This autumnal one hits especially hard, I think.
The darkness of night has already started to leak naturally into our daylight hours, and now we artificially unplug the dam that held it at bay. People who — just last week — were arriving home from work in daylight will now be leaving their places of work in twilight, and arriving home in total darkness.
This is happening at the same time that, in the Northern Hemisphere, the weather is getting colder and vegetation is dying. Wild animals, in their feral wisdom, are hunkering down for the winter.
It’s natural to want to hibernate, to have the urge to bulk up and rest.
But instead of resting, the “holidays” are about to start. I put the word in quotes because, for most of us, there’s not much holy about those days. It’s rather something of an annual societal expectation: spend more money than you actually should, stretch yourself farther than is healthy, and be jolly about it, dammit.
It’s a lot for anyone, but if you get the winter blues, or “Seasonal Affective Disorder,” it can literally be painful. I used to get into a really, really dark mental place at this time of year, so I can empathize with those who are there now.
It’s taken a lot of work over many years, but I’m in such a good and happy mental place now, and though I worked hard for it, I consider it a gift.
I truly don’t want anyone to suffer needlessly, so I used what I’ve learned to create a course to help people who are struggling with the annual end-of-year blahs.
I filled the course (it’s called “Finish this Year in Peace, Start Next Year in Power”) with practical advice for getting yourself in a better headspace. There are videos and articles that I created on breathwork, tapping (EFT), meditation, consumption habits, helpful apps…there really is a lot of good material there.
The course is available on Teachable (see link above), and it’s only $32. The videos and articles are short, nothing about the course is difficult, and you can watch and read at your leisure. You don’t have to engage with anyone (it really is okay if you don’t feel like interacting), or even tell anyone you’re taking the course.
If you’re feeling down, or worried about feeling down in the coming days, I do hope you’ll avail yourself of my considerable experience. You can feel better, and I can help.
