The other night I was sitting in circle with my women’s group, listening to each other’s news: a serious illness to face; an engagement and grandchild to celebrate; all the ongoing weave of joy and heartbreak, inspiration and disillusion.

One of us* read a note that had been left to her in a dream by ‘the Goddess’ and I thought you’d like to hear it as well, since I think it was a Solstice blessing for all:

"Be happy; for if not now, when?
Trust in me again, and again and again
For I, the Goddess, have declared it your duty,
To always find your way back to beauty."

*(Thank you, Diane)