First Snow

With the holidays knocking on winter’s door, the first snow of the season fell this past weekend. The first snow always seems magical, not to mention beautiful. It spreads a blanket of fresh and new possibility, and brings me right back to the wonder of the season. Whether it’s making the first footprints, angels in the snow, building a snowman, or catching the falling flakes on your tongue. The possibilities are endless.

Just as my brothers, sister and I loved the snow, my children also couldn’t wait for the fluffy white stuff to fall. They would anxiously wait to climb the piles of snow that were made from clearing the area between the house and the barns. They would scale up and down the snowy mountains, build snow castles, dig tunnels, and create make-shift bobsled runs. They discovered endless opportunity of having fun.

When looking at the first snow, do you see the possibilities around you? Are you taking that leap of faith and jumping into the unknown of something new? Do you feel your heart leap at the thought of the newness, or are you holding back?

Be a child again, feel the joy of the season, and let go of expectation, failure and regret. Let it feel like the first snow as a child; sparkling with new opportunities, preparation, anticipation and hope.

Wishing you a season filled with wonder, newness, possibility, and fearlessness.

xoxox…..Sheryl