It’s all there waiting to be noticed. Life’s short and it flies by, so it’s important to step off the hamster wheel now and then, take a pause from looking forward and looking back, and remind yourself to appreciate the present.
You don’t have to stand in a field to experience the seasons. There are many different ways to mark the year. It could be pottering round your kitchen cooking seasonal food, or learning a traditional folksong that has its origins in the agricultural calendar.
Enjoy the magic of the moon. This year is a ‘major lunar standstill’ year, meaning that the moon is at the height of its 18.6-year cycle and will oscillate between appearing very high in the sky and very low. The closer it gets to the…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025