Written by Christine Mock As the world tilts toward its darkest weeks, nature does something we often resist – it rests.  Winter is nature’s way of gathering itself; like the great exhale of the year. What looks like nothingness is actually preparation. Nature does not rush in winter, and neither should we.  In many wisdom traditions, winter is the season of deep listening. The sense organ for this time of the year is the ears , not just in the physical sense, but in the meta way we turn...