What a difference a year makes. If I was in MI right now, I would think it was just another winter day, snowy and no big deal. BUT being in South Carolina for over a year now snow is an EVENT of grand proportions (and I mean GRAND!)….once a decade……amazing! It has been the news story of the week!
As it turns out snow is a great analogy for changing your mind and your life. What do you think of when you see freshly fallen snow --- purity, awe, a clean slate, a new beginning, a chance to get rid of the dirt? The trees become magical and it even seems quieter and more peaceful all around. It might even be tempting and enjoyable to carry the ‘feelings’ of fresh snow inside of us (opting out for the temperatures that go along with it of course!)
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As I sit here to write, there’s a young tree outside my kitchen window --- early this morning it was laden down with heavy wet snow – its tender young branches were bent in two different directions --- each ready to snap. As the snow has melted however, these branches have moved back to their natural position – unscathed by the recent snow storm. Hmmm….the tree and the snow has become my teacher and I have become the student.
So today I resolve to be that young tree --- able to withstand the occasional burdens thrust upon me, but always knowing that the sun will eventually come out again and I will be able to get back on track. The 2010 snow storm in Charleston has taught me to never say never --- as in ‘it never snows in Charleston’ or ‘I will never be able to do that’ (whatever the ‘that’ may be – lose weight, get fit, start my own successful business, get out of debt) or ‘my life will never change’ --- with the melting snow the word never has also melted away from my mind, heart and vocabulary. I resolve to let the feeling of snow cover me peacefully then awaken me with revived passion and hope as it melts away again and allows me to straighten up and fully bloom....Ciao for now!
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