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# Solstice
- URL: https://jrwarden.com/waymarks-solstice/
- Published: 2025-12-22T13:00:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-29T08:57:42.000Z
- Description: Get short updates with an exclusive photo, fantasy sketch, a thought, a micro-observation, or a fleeting inspiration while keeping me writing and on the road.
- Author: J.R. Warden
- Tags: Posts

In the darkest season of the year, I rarely feel fear of isolation in the encroaching winter chill. I do my best work alone. I hear myselfbetter, as if my soul itself is whispering secrets to me. Telling me where to go.

In our hyper-connected lives, true self-discovery does not bloom from constant noise or company, but from deliberate moments of stillness that force us to confront and reclaim our inner narrative.

**Rather than fleeing discomfort in isolation or boredom, lean into it as a sacred forge for sovereignty, carving out 15 minutes daily to wander alone and journal one unfiltered thought.**

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7d/01/7d011407-bf39-4ef0-b9d3-4ebf72a0dd5f/content/images/2025/12/20251102-DSC01403.jpeg)

The White Mountains NH - Photo by J.R. Warden

What has your soul been telling you?