Writer's Workshop

Carol Beason

1 January 2022

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions because I am fickle and they don’t work for me. Empty promises. So I focus on what I want to get rid of instead. A favorite way of releasing stuff cluttering up my mind is to rely on an old release ritual that has been in practice for a very long time. Right around the Winter Solstice, up to the first part of January, or the darkest part of night, is the best time to shed the unwanted in order to make way for the new; however it can be performed anytime. This exercise can be done alone or with friends, family or other group settin...