Cozy Life
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When winter settles into our skin, not only does our skin dry but so does our spirit. We are lack lusted out. We are cold, tired from so many hours in the dark, and the light in most of us has been snuffed out. Our moods are dark, our spirits diminished, and all in all, we stay in our pajamas and drink tea and do nothing else.
Winter is our hunker down time, our hiding, or our hibernation. We tend to stay in more, we tend to keep to ourselves more and read. We like to pile on the blankets, drink the cocoa, knit or read, and we stay by ourselves. There is nothing wrong with any of the above, but spring is around the corner, yes even though half of the country is under snow.
Now how do we emerge from our cacoon called winter? Winter needs to shed its darkness and dreary light. We need to unbundle, unburden, and dig ourselves out of our commas. Perhaps the light will stay longer soon, the snow will melt to mud season, and we can drink some lemonade and sweet tea. Throw down your blankets, put away your wool socks, enjoy your lighter blankets, teas, and meals.
This weekend is groundhog day.
Will we have 6 more weeks of winter? I fear with almost half the US blanketed in the snow we will be in winter 6 more weeks. Let us lighten our food, our blankets, open our curtains and blinds. Let us move forward as Spring is upon us. We are snuggly and cozy in winter, but with spring coming we need to be spry and energized by an hour extra of light, a window blind open a little longer, we can still be cozy in spring. Lighter blankets, sweet tea, and more light in our homes all help us remain cozy as we move into a new season. I think for now we are stuck in winter for 6 more weeks!
Happy Weekend to you all,
Your storyteller/poet
Debbie
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