Winter's Soul Invite

A midlife introvert's invite to stillness and the simple joys of winter.

Photo by Ales Krivec on Unsplash

While summer holds fond memories of childhood days -

Running barefoot and playing with your best friend

Climbing trees in the backyard

Picking wild figs and pine cones in the fields

Collecting rock muscles and swimming in the shallows at the beach

Time’s change, and so do we

Now, winter’s chilling beauty holds a new appeal.

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While colours mute and nature rests

Winter’s soul invites you to do the same

‘Slow down’, she says ‘and take a pause’

Savour the smell of your morning coffee

Fill the kitchen with winter tastes and aromas

Home-made soups and bowls of veggie stew

Buttery scones and freshly brewed tea

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Take a walk in the snow and breathe in the crisp air   

Lift your face to sun when it breaks through the mist

Embrace the warmth of hope and the freedom of grace

Sit by a cozy fire quietly watching the flames dance

Snuggle up in a comfy chair and get lost in a book

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Fill the pages of your journal and let your thoughts roam free

Seek peace in the haunting echoes of a world gripped in pain

Find ways to ease other’s fears in your own unique way

Understand that part of life means our hearts will shatter again and again

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Drift off to sleep to the soothing sound of the rain

Release and surrender to your dreams and the mysteries yet to unfold

Know that tomorrow will bring a fresh day and chance

To heed winter’s soul invite to let go and just be.

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XoXo

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