First off, I hope you are staying safe and warm!
I myself learned some huge lessons during this blizzard that I wanted to share with you! Growing up in Ohio I am used to alot of snow and very quick action to take care of it so life goes on as usual. Needless to say the winter and snow experience here is much much different and I am honestly still getting used to it! I felt myself getting restless and irritated that my street was not plowed yet– (and still isn’t as I write this). But then something incredible shifted in me as I walked outside Saturday evening onto the moonlit and snowlit streets of DC where all the cars (including mine) transformed into huge mountains of snow. I felt instantly connected to the inherent natural energy shift during winter time that we can very easily and completely shut out in our modern culture. There was an overwhelming sense of calmness and quiet, as if the whole world was blissfully sleeping. It didn’t feel scary and all of my anxiety about when things would go back to ‘normal’ disappeared. I realized I was overlooking the greatest gift of winter and at that present moment I was actually surrounded and being consumed by it.
This gift of Winter, of the Water Element , according to the ancient Chinese Sages is the ability to feel complete peace, complete joy and complete strength amidst chaos. The very nature of this storm was hiding all of the noise, distraction and chaos. It was showing me in full force its perfect gift and all I had to do was notice it and let it in. I have so much gratitude for the snow covered streets and the fact that I couldn’t actually locate my car even if I wanted to (!), and the beautiful gift that inherently is within the season of Winter. I realize this is the actual ‘normal’ and I embraced it. I felt completely peaceful without even trying 🙂 The peace was just there ready to be breathed in. I encourage you to take a walk outside, sit in the snow or just take some time to stop doing and instead to connect with what nature is presenting all around you. Today my wish for you is to just be, to feel the calmness and to completely know everything is okay.
Happy Winter Wonderland!!