8 Ways to Embrace the Winter Solstice | with a guided meditation

1. Forgive — Until we let grace in, we cannot proceed with healing.
2. Accept — Now is the time to fully see what occurred, accept it’s done, and move on.
3. Be compassionate — We all require love and reassurance. Remember getting in trouble as a child? If you’re like me, I just wanted someone to tell me everything was alright, that I could let go of any guilt or shame. Well, just because we’re adults doesn’t mean these needs are no longer there. Let’s show some self-compassion.
4. Encourage —Why wait to hear it from someone else when we possess the ability to propel ourselves forward?
5. Be open to change — Isn’t the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result? If we don’t make changes, then we’ll just remain on the hamster wheel, soon finding ourselves in a similar situation, though most likely with higher stakes. That’s the thing about the Universe — it keeps providing lesson after lesson until we finally get the message.  
6. Trust — It requires courage and willingness to leave our comfort zone.
7. Surrender — After we find it in ourselves to trust, we then can surrender our need to control the outcome.  
8. Allow — If we trust and let go of the need to hold the reigns, we permit the Universe to operate in alignment.  

Below are steps we can take to shine from within and let peace be our guide:

1. Forgive — Until we let grace in, we cannot proceed with healing.
2. Accept — Now is the time to fully see what occurred, accept it’s done, and move on.
3. Be compassionate — We all require love and reassurance. Remember getting in trouble as a child? If you’re like me, I just wanted someone to tell me everything was alright, that I could let go of any guilt or shame. Well, just because we’re adults doesn’t mean these needs are no longer there. Let’s show some self-compassion.
4. Encourage —Why wait to hear it from someone else when we possess the ability to propel ourselves forward?
5. Be open to change — Isn’t the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result? If we don’t make changes, then we’ll just remain on the hamster wheel, soon finding ourselves in a similar situation, though most likely with higher stakes. That’s the thing about the Universe — it keeps providing lesson after lesson until we finally get the message.  
6. Trust — It requires courage and willingness to leave our comfort zone.
7. Surrender — After we find it in ourselves to trust, we then can surrender our need to control the outcome.  
8. Allow — If we trust and let go of the need to hold the reigns, we permit the Universe to operate in alignment.