Mother Nature provides infinite wisdom. Each season is laced with her teachings. They exist right under your nose but aren’t always seen when you focus elsewhere. These four life lessons offer insights to deepen appreciation and wonder.
Contrast
Summer’s abundance and warmth are in stark contrast to winter’s icy offerings. Many people complain when the season of Jack Frost sets in, saying they long for straw-hat days under the sun and blood red strawberries. Nonetheless. Without the barren winter, they would have nothing with which to compare brighter seasons.
Appreciation grows when you recognize what you love most is uncommon. If summer ruled over the year, and winter didn’t exist, you wouldn’t know how lucky you were to enjoy its pleasures.
Time to Slow Down
Winter forces you to unwind and regain strength. Long nights and cold days leave you sleepy, and you may feel short-changed. You can’t always carry out everything you wish you could do each day.
Mother Nature; however, has a plan. She insists you slow down, rest, and retreat from energy-consuming chores. Her creatures hole up or withdraw. As a result, they replenish vitality and prepare for when the time comes to resurface.
Endings
The seasons illustrate the wheel of life, revealing what happens to every living being without exception. Autumn shakes loose dying leaves, and winter reveals their skeletons, showing you what is alive must end.
See nature as a whole, though, and you realize the trees from which the leaves grew remain and the foliage they shed return energy to the soil. Winter shows the connection life-forms share, reminding you both of your frailty and power in one icy blast.
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Winter’s Blessings
You might overlook the benefits of winter if you focus on adverse conditions. Note its wonders, and you won’t be gloomy. Cuddling-up by the fireside hygge-style, with hot chocolate and marshmallows, brings pleasure summer can’t offer.
Winter-gems that warm the heart include wine-colored berries, snow-angels, robin-songs, mistletoe, mulled cider, cinnamon sprinkles, and festive fare. They prove comfort and cheer are always available if you know where to look. Place your attention on what brings you joy and your happiness will rise despite the frosty blanket beneath your feet.
Winter need not be the season of despair if you appreciate the lessons it brings. Bask in its wonders instead of dreariness, and you’ll unearth wisdom to carry you into spring.