2025 - Week 3 - Winter Snow

Why Struggle? Podcast w Barbara J. Faison

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2025 - Week 3 - Winter Snow

You can listen to this on my podcast - 7:24 mins or click the link here for the YouTube Channel version (audio only)

This is an episode about snow.

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When I went to work on Thursday. The first thing my coworkers told me when I arrived at the library was, "you know we're closed on Friday and Saturday for snow.'
The meteorologist had been updating their predictions of snow all week. It started out with 30% chance at the beginning of the week and then moved up to about 70% chance by the end of the week.
I laughed and said, I'll take it. I've been sharing with my meditation group for years that I would love to have a few good snow days. We don't get snow often in the metro Atlanta area.
What I observed about myself, is having a few shut down days really forced me to be more still. I know, I do get still, however I still could use more stillness in my life. Having the shut downs across the city means most people are not doing.
When I woke up Friday morning, I thought to myself I wonder if there is snow. It was so quiet. I had forgotten how quiet snow was. I jumped up, like a kid, and looked out my bedroom window and saw the outside deck filled with snow. Insert sounds of glee. lol
I dashed to the front door, opened it and saw the neighborhood filled with snow. It was gorgeous, and my front walkway was also filled with not snow, but ice. This was definitely going to be an inside the house day. TD and I stayed in our jammies all day relaxing, eating, watching TV, streaming and napping. Just what was needed.
Saturday we got up to check out what was happening and drove around. We grabbed breakfast and went over to one of our favorite local parks that has a few lakes. We enjoyed walking on the crunchy ice at the bridge and taking a few pictures with the snow still hanging in the trees.
My gentle reminder from winter.
Winter requires rest.
Winter is about taking in stillness.
Winter is time for introspection and reflection.
Enjoy a few moments of breath with me now.
You may keep your eyes open for this practice, so close and if you desire.
Let's take to two small sniffs of breath in through your nose with a long, exhale, like this, breathe in, another breath in and exhale.
Let's do that two more times. Breath in, breath in, now, exhale.
One final time, breath in, breath in, now, exhale.
Return to your normal breathing.
And as you breathe in breathe in peace. As you exhale release stress.
Breathe in peace, release stress.

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