BRRRR

As I warm up my butt,
and defrost my nose
I knit more wool socks
to thaw out my toes
Temperatures plummet
snows off the chart
BUT I love Michigan
with all my COOOLD heart.

and temps are cold and more snow is falling. I am not sure when the last winter came that was so cold and so miserable. well, aspects of it are miserable. I found this morning I got to practice a bit of mindfulness and being in the NOW while shoveling the driveway.
The partly cloudy skies would play peek -a- boo with the sun. What was awesome standing there watching the sun's rays glisten on the top layer of snow. The old Diamond cliche was so appropriate. It just filled me to the point of immobility until the clouds would say "enough" and hide it again for a few minutes while I got some work done.
E. Tolle talks about being in the NOW and how much it can do for us. I usually don't think about it much nor strive for it. But at times like that , in the middle of work that I hate , and a back that agrees with me, I find myself totally here, totally aware and it feels great.