The Warmth That Draws Us Near

As the cold draws us together in physical proximity to one another, the magic and mystery of the fire is how it pulls us together emotionally too. That’s what we waited for. Those few minutes in darkness where our bodies and our hearts glow, our spirits align, our intentions calibrate before the sun scatters us in different directions. I suspect the allure is that these moments give us the purest sense of home. Our most embodied experience of belonging. The feeling of family distilled and bottled up. While we never have pretty words for it in the moment, that’s what draws us to the fire.