Make Today Better Than Ever
All We Can Do Is Try
I look around me and see snow
The first day of Spring was yesterday
More snow heading our way
A friend told me 8 to 10 inches
Another coworker said 3 to 6
People all talk and get interested in snow
Most people that I know
Are done
They keep saying no more snow
I like the powdery white dust
That fills my yard and covers my car like a soft, white and fluffy velvet blanket
I admit it can be a hassle
You have to go out and shovel
Drive slower on the road
The highways can become slippery and dangerous
I am not a skier or a snow boarder
I don't even go out and play in it like when I was a kid
I mostly just shovel it off my stairs and back deck
Clean off my car and clear my driveway
In that moment
I realized how really special snow can be
It gives me a chance to walk across my driveway
Looking at the trees I pass by ever day
They have adorable cute little frosted tips
The firm ground that I walk on
Is now cushioned like little pillows under my feet
The air is usually cool and crisp
So I feel it enter my lungs and I see it when I exhale
I feel closer to nature
I look for markings in the snow
That could of been from a squirrel or bird
More prints probably from a dog
Some more over here
These are different than the rest
Maybe these were from a deer
So in the little time that I went out to shovel
I discovered something special
Life and the living
Soon I will go and leave this world
Back into my home, work or my car
Doing what I feel I have to do
Meanwhile a whole different world functions
Simultaneously with my world
Should I think of joining both worlds a little more often ?
Probably
I ask myself a series of questions
Even I am not sure of the answers
What activities give me the most satisfaction ?
Working in a building or being outside in the cold
As long as I am warm
Bundled up with a winter jacket and gloves
I enjoy being outside
There is something I just can't put my finger on
Nature has a way of calling us
Even though right now there is complete silence
I guess there is a lot more to life than meets the eye
I once heard beauty is in the eye of the beholder
How right they are
I wonder how many people feel the way I do ?
Wouldn't it be funny if work
No matter what jobs we do
Gave the employees fifteen minutes a day
Paid on the clock
To take a nature walk in the snow
Experience the outside
So we could revive our energy and tap into our personal power
To see the world up close
Nawww
I know that isn't going to happen
Then my very next thought
I realized I don't need work to do what I can do
I have a keen ability
So I slowly closed my eyes for a few minutes
Take a number of deep breaths
Well in my mind it has happened and it makes me feel good