What can snow teach us? Snow is the best part of winter. I love the snow. It’s my favorite. I could probably give you a list of my top five reasons I love it. But for those that are not so enamored I will spare you and instead continue with my winter observations brought to you by snow. While out walking the other day I came upon different ground beneath me that forced me to pay attention. There had been a recent snowfall over snow that had already settled. Some of the path I

What we're missing that is right in front of us... Last week I started the Winter Series talking about the reflections and gifts found while walking outside in the winter ( Click here to read ). While on my winter walks the thing I noticed after the peace and quiet was beauty. I read a book recently that talked about the lost art of noticing. You see there are so many things vying for our attention which in turn creates a low attention span. Having a low attention span in tur

And I'm not talking about Christmas... With the exception of one (hot) year in Oklahoma, I have lived in the Midwest my whole life. While I have trouble with the cold I am a lover of snow. I figure - if I’m going to be freezing at least I could have something pretty to look at! Last year I started a practice of walking that I decided to continue through the cold winter months. I put on all my gear and headed out. Naturally I was dreading the cold I would face, but what I foun

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