For centuries, people have gathered
to honor this longest day—
Celtic people lit hilltop fires,
and Slavic communities wove flower crowns,
leapt over bonfires, and floated wreaths
down rivers to honor love, light, and life’s turning.
The Summer Solstice is no ordinary day—
it is a threshold between seasons,
a celebration of the earth at her peak of light.
Let this be your moment to honor all
that has grown within you—
dreams tended in quiet,
wounds turned into wisdom,
love that kept showing up.
The Solstice teaches us not just
to feel the warmth on your skin,
but in your soul and to stand in our radiance—
fully, gently, without apology.
So lift your face to the Sun,
feel the pulse of life in your chest,
and remember:
you, too, are part of this sacred rhythm of the world.
A Soul blooming in time with the turning Earth.
— Holly Sierra, Rivers in the Ocean (FB, June 20, 2025)
Notes:
- DK Photo @ 5:43 a.m. this morning. See more photos from this morning’s walk at Cove Island Park here.
- Thank you Make Believe Boutique for sharing the post.
Time to start getting ready for winter! (End sarcasm)
Happy Weekend, Everyone!
Gees NO! 🙂 Have a good weekend Paul.
“It’s downhill from here “ is a comment I hear/tolerate all the time ….
Smiling.
All of it.
Yes!
“Let this be your moment to honor all that has grown within you, dreams tended in quiet. Wounds turned into wisdom, love that keeps showing up”
That. This.
Glad I captured your “face to the sun” moment this morning. Easily my 9th or 10th favorite picture of the day. You’re welcome. (She bows)
Each year seems to happen faster and faster….still wrapping my head around the fact that we are at this time of year already!!
So
True!
You know what kind of whether we get here. First day of summer, rain.
Drat … weather.
Awwww
LOVE!
Me too!
Yes, “part of this sacred rhythm of the world”…even-though, 54 degrees & rain…snow at the ski areas…and in Glacier Nat. Park up to 12″…Hope those who are in the heat dome stay in air condition areas…
Snow!
Beautiful photos and time lapse vid, DK!
Thank you!
ah this glorious teetering point —
That it is….