{"id":1811,"date":"2013-12-21T16:19:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T00:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2013-12-21T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T00:19:49","slug":"let-it-shine-thoughts-on-the-winter-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/21\/let-it-shine-thoughts-on-the-winter-solstice\/","title":{"rendered":"Let it Shine: thoughts on the winter solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1799\" style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/169-let-your-light-shine1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1799\" alt=\"Let Your Light Shine Drawn on the iPad\" src=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/169-let-your-light-shine1.jpg?resize=504%2C641\" width=\"504\" height=\"641\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let Your Light Shine<br \/>Drawn on the iPad<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today is the Winter Solstice. Day scurries past, rushing to get her errands done before Night enters, draped in black velvet streaked with moon shadows and star pricks, to sit upon the throne for this the longest night.<\/p>\n<p>We must know the dark to know the light.\u00a0 In the recent rememberings of Mandela after his death there was a quote that struck me:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn&#8217;t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I&#8217;d still be in prison.\u201d\u2015 Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Mandela knew the dark very well.\u00a0 And in knowing could with full confidence choose the light. We cannot know the light without the dark.\u00a0 Let the darkness embrace you then take up the match and light your lantern and let it shine!<\/p>\n<p><i>Here is a link to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PqQzjit7b1w\">Maya Angelou poem<\/a> that I found very moving reflecting on Mandela I hope you enjoy it too.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the Winter Solstice. Day scurries past, rushing to get her errands done before Night enters, draped in black velvet streaked with moon shadows and star pricks, to sit upon the throne for this the longest night. 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