Winter

Snowflakes fall and magic lies still in the ether.

Trees lose leaves and more is seen even deeper.

We see through the forest that was thick with green in the summer.

We see into ourselves more and may feel it is a bummer.

The winter is a time to reflect, plan and prepare.

Prepared for the winter we need to, so please take care.

We may feel down or distraught with the chill setting in.

The shorter days and less sun to my soul are a sin.

Yet value is there to be found in all.

Whether winter, spring, summer or fall.

The winter contracts and slows us down.

We need this rest so as to rise again profound.

The wise bear does not resist or make any fuss.

Rather he makes the most of it and lies with the dust.

Upon the ground and well hidden away.

Is where the bear restores its ability to play.

Then in the spring he arises rested and renewed.

With very great strength to carry on through.

In the spring things expand and we elate at the site.

But without winters would we hold the spring so tight.

Some can't take the heat, which is where I thrive.

The sun makes me feel wildly alive.

I embrace the cold too, by summoning my strength.

Even make friends with it, I stretch to great length.

Go out with no jacket or walk barefoot in the snow.

I leverage the winter so as to grow.

If we learn to endure that which we care not for.

Then we expand ourselves just a little bit more.

If we make peace with the winter and it's cold.

Then it becomes our chapter for ourselves to unfold.

So bundle up, slow down and make peace with rest.

The winter will always come and go, so please make it the best!

-Instincts-

"it's not about what you know. It's about what you feel. Listen to your Instincts!"