Mother Nature is giving it everything she’s got today.
Sleety stuff that passes for rain, forty mph winds, with gusts to fifty. It would be a blizzard if the temperature was a little lower. As we all know, Mother Nature isn’t always warm and fuzzy.
I do love the raw power of nature. As long as I am not in immediate danger, it energizes me.
It wakes me up to life. When I’m out in this stuff, there’s no way to fall into complacency, I can’t slip into a trance while I am out walking. This kind of weather demands that I be fully present in the now moment.
I need things in my life that will wake me up. I think we all do. It is so easy to fall into just putting one foot in front of the other and moving through my life.
I get back from my walk and I really appreciate things that I normally take for granted.
The heat in the house feels so warm and cozy. My cup of tea tastes particularly nourishing.
I appreciate my commitment to take care of myself and my dogs by walking them, even in weather like this.
Most of all, I appreciate being awakened to life again, in such a powerful way.
What wakes you up?
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