Embracing Winter: How to Find Joy & Presence Right Where We Are.

It snowed a few days ago, and it’s so beautiful.

We don’t have much, just a few inches, but it makes my heart feel light to look out of my window and see it.

I love the beauty of the snow, how the world looks coated in the white. I love how even when it’s dark outside, the snow lights up the world.

There’s also something about it that just puts me in the holiday spirit. I’m feeling all of the warm and fuzzy holiday feelings.

The cold air is refreshing, invigorating, enlivening; there’s something special about coming into a warm house after a run out in the cold.

I’m feeling the urge to get all warm and cozy inside, to put on scented candles and lie back with a book or a good show or curl up under blankets with a cup of tea.

I’m feeling fuzzy socks and big robes and hot drinks and relaxation and cozy, comforting time inside.

There’s something magical about snow and about this time of year.

I love the warmth and the sun of summer, the ease of running and walking outside, the ease of going out without having to put on so many layers. But I also love the beauty and magic and slowness winter. I find myself enchanted by the falling…