Discouraged by Snow
It’s mid March and Nova Scotia is once again enveloped with snow. Yesterday was sunny and glimpses of tiny green shoots could be seen in the bare brown garden. Now it is all buried in snow and the sky is a dull weary grey. My winter of discontent is prolonged awhile longer.
How I wish it were May with the warmth of spring well in hand and the garden full of colour and new growth. Just 2 more months from now I will feel so much better. But will I?
I can’t waste those 2 months waiting for happiness. As each year passes I hear the clock ticking too fast already. I really want time to slow down, or stop.
My step mother-in-law has been in the hospital for several weeks awaiting tests. She’s not much older than me. Only a few weeks ago she was enjoying life, and now her life is on hold, with possibly an uncertain future. How quickly circumstances can change.
A friend departed to a Caribbean island for an escape to sun and warmth. I feel a certain envy, but I am still here.
I need to take today for what it is, not for what I want. My disappointment with the weather slowly changed during my morning walk. I felt content in the muffled silence of a snowy day.
Painting Snow Scenes
Snow creates interesting painting opportunities. The trees are transformed into rhythmicly beautiful shapes. White is such a pure and special colour that can unify a composition.
Contentment
I have my health, and I have my sanity. I can be content to be who I am today, right now. Today is a good as it is ever going to be, if I make it so. So I will.
