Measures of Rest
As the days grow shorter and the light softens, we enter the sacred pause before the sun begins its return. Winter Solstice, the longest night, reminds us that rest is its own form of growth. That seeds sprout in darkness. That pausing is progress. - houseofaum.com
“Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.” — Pietro Aretino
“The color of springtime is in the flower; the color of winter is in the imagination.” — Ward Elliot Hour
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire. It is the time for home.” — Edith Sitwel
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” — Anne Bradstreet
“While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.” — Tom Allen
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” — Hal Borland