O’Neill: Gifts to our future selves (column)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

In the depths of seasonal darkness I find great joy in the simple tasks and the conversations I’m having. Lessons and growth begin in the dark, with the germination of seeds and ideas, which sprout into the light of day with new energy and strength. Today is Christmas eve, and looks to be the last in a string of gorgeous days that make my heart ache with the beauty of it all. I’ve been glad to do some outside work, but I’ve got big plans for puzzles and holiday movies in the rainy days that look to be arriving.