Just a few days until the official start of winter, a light coating of snow sticks to the ground – just the right amount for a white Christmas if we can keep it this way and not go overboard. A little goes a long way, even if we are at the very start of things. This outside scene will stay largely similar until spring comes again, and so I am taking my meditative moments to consider it each day, finding one point of interest or note at varying times. Winter provides ample opportunity for meditation if you allow yourself the time and focus.
I’ve reached the point in life where I embrace the winter, welcoming its insistent calls for pause or quiet when it heaps snow on our paths or rushes us indoors with an icy wind. Listening to those signs is a part of mindfulness, and that practice is especially important as we transition from the holidays to the doldrums of winter. With an aim and an eye toward keeping things steady, I’m taking in the moments as they come.
