There is a latent potential hidden in the dark days of winter and of our lives – “new beginnings” awaiting, much like snowdrops pushing up through frozen ground.

May the dew of dreams
Fresh on the fields of night
Revive your courage
To take the first steps
Towards what you love.

May your mind stay clear
To sense the secret bounty
Waiting in the bleak
And brilliant moments of your life.

May your spirit risk
The slow excitement
Of a new beginning
That will take you home
To a place you have never known.

John O’Donohue, For the New Year

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