It finally happened today ... The first real, substantial snow of the season!
What is it about the first snow fall that makes things so right again?
Being born in the Midwest I have always been a creature of the cold and snowy ... Ever since I was a youngster I have loved the snows of winter! Perhaps it is that ultimate first slap of cold reality that both ends and begins the new year - a time when time gives pause and restarts the process all over again ...
Frozen thoughts become liquid again as I sit by my fireplace all warm and content while I watch the new made snow outside my window create it's magic. It is in moments such as this that I find true meaning in life. If not for these brief and serene moments I would surely miss the great joy that is found when time is our friend and life is unbound.
Tiny fragments of frozen water contain the DNA that gives life to the planet. In each snow flake there exists a map of the universe and instructions on how to get there. Whether we know it or not there is a grand scheme to life. It may not be apparent every day but it is there if you pause and take time to listen. As the gentle snow falls it gives a hushed silence to the busy world and for brief time let's us pause and reflect on the beauty that is nature.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ...
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