The Deep Winter Reflection, A Scottish Christmas, and a Blogging Challenge

Currently sitting with a mocha in front of me after a brisk, cold and crisp walk. Now seems as good a time as ever to sit and do some writing.

The Deep Winter Reflection

For me, Deep Winter, the time between the shortest day of the year and Candlemas on 2nd February, is a time for reflection, digging in and enjoying the cold air.

There’s something about the crispness in the air, the short days, the clear, low light and the sense that the world is not moving quite as quickly. It feels like a time for rest, reflection and refinement.

Deep Winter is not a time for reinvention. It is a time for reflection, before the year really kicks off in spring. We all spend time beating ourselves up over failed New Year’s resolutions, when Deep Winter is not the time for change, not the time for metamorphosis.....

The article continues here, and you can read about my 2026 Blogging Challenge.

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas period and enjoy the rest of deep winter. What is your favourite thing about winter?

With kindest regards,

Joseph Henry