What lessons have we learned as we sat behind the windowpane watching the snowflakes lazily fall to the earth, blanketing it in brilliance? Through the days that were short and the nights that stretched through the expanse of darkness, our soul rested and reflected, patiently awaiting what the season would reveal. We tend to hunker down during the winter, enduring it rather than embracing its teachings.
Everything does seem to slow, reminding us to rest. It beckons us to notice there is space to just be, room to play and embrace hobbies long ago set aside. The calling to reflect and regroup is stronger than ever as we sit with the crackling fire being the only noise. The voices that clamor for attention soften, eventually receding from our consciousness. In this place, it is just our Creator and each of us, His created. There is solace, stillness, and silence. And we find we are unafraid of this solitude because it is life-giving. There is a provision of energy and anticipation that bubbles to the surface within us! It had always been there, but it was often pushed out of the limelight, for we had no time to dream, no margin to reflect, no alignment with our being and doing. We had fallen asleep to ourselves.
But the awakening has begun. The lingering days of winter have provided a gift, a much-needed opportunity to rest our weary bodies, minds, and souls. A safe, sentimental journey emerged as memories surfaced and relationships were rekindled. We embraced this season to reconnect with who we truly are without all the outside clamoring for our attention. Peace and contentment permeated our being, rejuvenating us for the spring season right around the bend. We embarked upon the wintery meandering in such a way that we are unencumbered and free to leap into spring as it arrives in all its blooming outbreak!
