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The Longest Night

 


In this season where the longest nights embrace the earth, may you find a gentle light to hold you and guide you. To those who walk through life's longest night, whose hearts are heavy and steps uncertain, and even if your ankles roll, may you feel the presence of a peace that surpasses all understanding.

May the quiet of the night offer you a canvas for reflection, a space where your sorrows and joys can coexist, acknowledged, and honored in their truest forms. In the stillness, may you hear the whispers of hope, soft yet steadfast, reminding you that no night, no matter how long, lasts forever.

As the stars adorn the night sky, each a silent sentinel of the vast universe, may you remember that you are not alone. Your journey, unique and sacred, is part of a greater tapestry of human experience, woven with threads of shared struggles and dreams.

May the compassion of those around you be a comforting balm, and their understanding a shelter in your moments of need. Let their kindness be a reminder that love persists, even in the worst hours.

And when the first light of dawn breaks the horizon, heralding the end of the long night, may it bring


with it a renewal of strength and a fresh perspective, a glimmer of new possibilities on the path ahead.

In this journey through the long night, may you find resilience within, companions along the way, and a new dawn filled with potential and grace. This is my blessing for you, a wish for solace, strength, and the eventual return of light to your world. 


#longestnightblessing #healing #hope #lament

Born and raised on The Gem of the Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda), I am an immigrant living in the U.S. with my Fantastic Four and High School boops.

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