The winter season has finally come and gone. The winter solstice arrives at the exact moment the sun is above the Tropic of Capricorn in the Northern Hemisphere or Tropic of Cancer in the Southern Hemisphere. However, rest assured the dark day of the winter solstice is not the end.

The darkest and shortest day of the year brings about a slow and gradual transition of renewal. It offers the promise of lighter, brighter days ahead. This leads to the upcoming summer solstice, the brightest and longest day of the year in June for the Northern Hemisphere.

For now, we can finally rejoice. Spring is here! The earth stirs with the warming of the sun.