It's officially upon us.
Temperatures have dropped, snow has fallen, and there's a certain quality to the air, as if it too can't decide whether to leave or stay.
I find some of my best inspiration outdoors. Nature is like my safe place. Whether overwhelmed or underwhelmed, there's just the right amount of peace and tranquility to make me feel better.
Today I was thinking about how similar seasons are to life. Or maybe it's just that life has seasons. Spring is this glorious time of renewal. In a sense, everything is reborn, including people who for the first time in months are actually happy to be outside. Everything is energize with hope and new life. Summer is easy and fun. We can go outside whenever we want. No longer do we have to fear freezing our behinds off in water. Hiking, exploring, swimming, sunbathing...the beach...traveling and trips...it's just fun. Maybe it's that the sun is naturally cheery and it brightens everything around and in us. Of course, then Fall rolls around. Fall perfectly combines a renewed work ethic with the imagination of children. Spooky and scary, grateful and family oriented, crisp and brisk...it's one of my favorite times of year.
Then winter. Oh, the first month of winter is wonderful! Snow is fresh and coats the world in sparkles. There's that Christmas/Hanukka/Kwanzaa/Yule/whatever winter holiday you want to insert spirit going around that makes every smiley and cheerful. Unfortunately, winter then proceeds to drag on and on and on. Much like the winter of our lives does. When we come on hard times and trials, at first we face them with optimism. We're excited to overcome a challenge. Then it doesn't go away. We get annoyed, we wonder how long until the snow melts and are we every going to see the sun.
The trick here is the same trick to overcoming winter hating, find the beauty.
There is beauty waiting to be found in every wintry trial.
Temperatures have dropped, snow has fallen, and there's a certain quality to the air, as if it too can't decide whether to leave or stay.
I find some of my best inspiration outdoors. Nature is like my safe place. Whether overwhelmed or underwhelmed, there's just the right amount of peace and tranquility to make me feel better.
Today I was thinking about how similar seasons are to life. Or maybe it's just that life has seasons. Spring is this glorious time of renewal. In a sense, everything is reborn, including people who for the first time in months are actually happy to be outside. Everything is energize with hope and new life. Summer is easy and fun. We can go outside whenever we want. No longer do we have to fear freezing our behinds off in water. Hiking, exploring, swimming, sunbathing...the beach...traveling and trips...it's just fun. Maybe it's that the sun is naturally cheery and it brightens everything around and in us. Of course, then Fall rolls around. Fall perfectly combines a renewed work ethic with the imagination of children. Spooky and scary, grateful and family oriented, crisp and brisk...it's one of my favorite times of year.
Then winter. Oh, the first month of winter is wonderful! Snow is fresh and coats the world in sparkles. There's that Christmas/Hanukka/Kwanzaa/Yule/whatever winter holiday you want to insert spirit going around that makes every smiley and cheerful. Unfortunately, winter then proceeds to drag on and on and on. Much like the winter of our lives does. When we come on hard times and trials, at first we face them with optimism. We're excited to overcome a challenge. Then it doesn't go away. We get annoyed, we wonder how long until the snow melts and are we every going to see the sun.
The trick here is the same trick to overcoming winter hating, find the beauty.
There is beauty waiting to be found in every wintry trial.
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