Long, bitter winter days have made me feel their bitter sting at least. We are already in the second month of the new year, had a few months of winter and I have only now begun to ache for warmer days.
I can handle the cold. After all, I'm the guy who used to walk two miles in frigid (below zero) weather to get to work and back home again. All for lack of having a car.
How did I survive without getting pneumonia, flu or even a cough?
Sheer will, determination and a mind set on not letting the weather beat me. Logically it wasn't the smartest thing to do but as I said, I've always possessed a kind of determination which saw me through some pretty rough times.
These days I don't have it so bad. I have a vehicle and I'm no longer forced to brave that kind of cold to keep a job.
But one thing remains.
My long walks.
Work is no longer my destination. I walk to clear my head, generate ideas and to absorb the beauty around me in the outside world. It always amazes me how refreshing it is to go for a brisk walk on a cool summer morning.
For the moment, our winter has given away to a warmer temperment, allowing me to once again venture out and breath the fresh air, enjoy the sun on my face. As always, I feel a kind of renewal, a cleansing.
Have you ever experienced this? One of these moments?
Perhaps yours are not triggered by gong for a walk.
What causes this kind of joy to well up within you?
Do you allow yourself to indulge in these things you enjoy from time to time?
One of the finer things in life are these little moments. When it feels as if God is reaching out to touch your life with a little piece of heaven.
Cherish them.
Remember them.
Allow them to ease your worries and strengthen your spirit. This is why they exist.
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