During my enjoyment of the snowy weather over the last two or so weeks something occurred to me. In all that time I haven’t heard one person complain that they were late getting anywhere or that they needed to be at so and so a place by such a time. No one was clock watching, no one was tut tutting and no one has been cranky because they were stuck behind a slow car or tractor. Even with everyone doing half the normal speed on the roads, taking their time and just going with the flow; everyone still got to where they wanted or needed to be.
Time has been meaningless in the snowy weather. People have been more patient and yet for the most part all that is necessary has still been completed. What stuff do we do in our lives on a daily basis that is totally useless; totally unnecessary to whom we truly want to be.
Recognise something that you did differently over this snowy cold period that you would like to incorporate into your life more. It might be to go a bit slower when driving, drive more patiently, realise it doesn’t matter if you are a little bit late, spend more time at home with the family by the fire or play a bit more with the children. All experiences offer learning, what will yours be from the snow?
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“When life gives you snow…Make SNOW ICE CREAM!!!”
Heidi of Wonder Woman Wannabe
Collect large bowl of clean snow,
1 cup evaporated (preferably) or whole milk,
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup sugar.
Pour the milk into a chilled bowl and mix snow in until you get the desired consistency.
When it’s just right, mix in the vanilla and sugar and it’s ready to eat! Add in some crushed candy or chocolate for an extra sweet treat!
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It is amazing how we cope and forget afterwards.It is only when some body points it out that you question it.A lot of our day to day stuff is unneeded hassle we create ourselves.
Accumulating things to do during the day/week is as easy as accumulating possessions. Things creep in bit by bit and before you know it you are over run with things that do not really matter to who you truly are. Thanks for dropping by
I have learned from the snow – other than not to eat the yellow kind…. Eskimos have 70 different words for it. I never knew that until this year.
Snow opened up my mind to different meanings that one word can have and how far it can stretch.
Thanks for sharing.
Tom Bailey
That it like the weather don’t put much stock in people’s bad opinion of it. It simply does as it should. I dig that it falls without sound, that each snowflake counts and can be counted if we are but patient.
Warm regards,
Simone
Hey Simone, thanks for dropping by
” …that each snowflake counts and can be counted if we are but patient”….. same for us humans too! Nice thought
Live your life in the present to attain the future that you want. Negative emotions, when given time and energy, will take their toll on some aspect of your life in the future.
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