The Silence of Snow

Some moments are very easy for me to be in them, immersed and taking it all in. Some moments my mind takes me on trips far away from what is actually going on around me in the here and now.

The outdoors generally makes it easier for me to be present rather up in my head thinking away.
Today is a good example of that…we have been snowed upon. The kind that rests on the tree limbs, trunk sand pine tree branches too. It’s a heavy wet snow. It’s very picturesque and grabs my attention.

I enjoy being outside when the snow is fresh. It seems to dampen the normal sounds that I might otherwise hear and creates a kind of silence that I don’t often hear living where I am at.

Silence deep silence is not all that common of an experience. And it moves me when I have glimpses of it. It makes me tip toe and whisper so as not to disturb it. It is something that awes me, something to be treasured and respected. Something important to be present for…a gift.

That is what the present moment is really, a gift.

We just have to take an intentional moment to experience it!

What is present in this moment for you?