I went on a run the other day to get out of a funk, and found that the scenery was too interesting to rush past. The sun had melted the snow into these little formations that were like looking at Antarctica or the Andes from a satellite. Or like some alien landscape.
Enter metaphorical mindset (you do that when you're in a funk). You're this beautiful, fragile snowflake when you fall to the earth, and then the wind and the big noisy snowplow and the sun all beat on you, along with some extreme temperature changes (brr... pant... it's like that in Virginia)...
... and you end up turning into this glowing object that is like no other, with this amazing character and heart.
I smiled, because I knew I'd way rather be someone tough and sparkly than someone who disappears at the touch of a finger.
I walked back to the house and appreciated that we live on this planet where if you just look around outside yourself, a new beauty can make its way in.
Pole of the day - What kind of snow-being are you?
a) the abominable snowman
b) a snow angel
c) a snowy owl
d) a snow-boarder
e) a glacier
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