Happy Friday! Or at least it was Friday when I started writing this post.
A small part of me has considered switching website hosts but because I haven’t been consistent enough over the past 5 years… does it really make sense to trash all this and start over? No, it does not.
I am reminded that the winter season is here to show me that soft starts and stillness can go a long way. For example, I’ve been procrastinating on creative writing & blogging. Journaling daily comes naturally for me and there’s no mental or energy blockages from writing a page to even four pages of releasing random stuff from my over active mind. Todos, worries, world events, and lots of weather discussions.
Which is what prompted me to make a post today in the photography Friday series- Snow Days!
Thursday and Friday of this week, Oklahoma got to experience the first snow storm of this winter season. As someone who grew up in Texas, the amount of snow days I experienced as a child were almost non-existant. When we would come to visit my Grandmother in Oklahoma during hoiday breaks, a couple of times did I get to see and experience snow. Those days were always magical for me. The silence, The lack of people outside, yet the merriment was moved indoors. The simplicity of it all and yet- stress was still around us all.
Now, after living in Oklahoma since 2016 (not including living here prior from October 2013-December 2015), I’ve gotten to enjoy more snow days as an adult than as a child. And on those days, I remind myself that:
* It is OKAY to cancel plans and take care of your home
* It is WONDERFUL to spend time indoors physically as well as spiritually
* There is always MAGIC in every season
The past two snow days, I’ve done the following:
Read bits and pieces of several books
Cozied up by the fireplace heater while I catch-up on my craft projects and watch TV shows I enjoy
Cleaned the house and watched the cats chase after each other
Watched College Football
Drank lots of hot chocolate, winter and herbal teas, and WATER
Enjoyed my partners company while we were reading and journaling at home
I am lucky that I don’t have jobs or children to interrupt these peaceful days. If there’s any of you who are around children during snow days, may you be reminded the joy of child-like wonder this winter season. And if your day at work had to be adjusted, may your energy and your job be able to be graceful towards your commutes, road conditions, and energy levels. I will have another post up by the end of this weekend, in time for the full moon in cancer!
What are your snow days like as an adult or stories from when you were a child? I would love to read your stories!
Cheers,
Danielle Sullivan
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