I had a reiki session, and she said my throat chakra was super blocked. Two weeks later, at another session, she said, "Your throat chakra isn't nearly as blocked as before, but it built up again in a short time. What aren't you voicing?"

It was evening when it happened. Ever so subtle and slight, the shift, when he said, "It's going to start getting darker," and took a long drink from the cup in his hand and peered inquisitively at the sky.

But the summer equinox was two weeks ago. It had already begun getting darker. Maybe he hadn't noticed. I didn't feel it, just knew it from the calendar. But notice or not, there is still a minute less of light each day. The shrinking of the sun. Little by little, chipping away, and the darkness taking over again.

For a moment, I thought about correcting him. Thought about saying, "It already has!" Started rambling about how it had started two weeks ago and he was late. But I didn't.

It's not that I censor myself, but I don't voice everything I think. But really, what is the point of reminding someone it's been getting darker even longer? That it's only going to get dimmer and dimmer, when we'll circle back and it will all be sunshine and fresh watermelon and summertime again next year?

The seasons will turn and change, and it will be dark and light and dark and light, and I will be different in some ways and the same in others. Whether I said anything or not, the days would shorten either way. Eventually, growing long again.