First Snowfall

[kingston]

I have never posted on this section but have been reading. I wrote this post on the friends and family section and then thought that perhaps it would be nice to share with you here. So, here goes:

We had a first snow fall last night! This morning the fir trees were covered with snow and it was quite cold. My first reaction was oh no, I'm going to be snowed in so many times this winter, alone with no one.

STOP!

I've been working on replacing negative thoughts and behaviors with more positive ones and this is what happened. First I really looked at my surroundings and realized I am very lucky to be living here - I recently left my AH in August and found a lovely stone cottage on 150 acres to live in. The country side is beautiful, peaceful and tranquil. My home is my sanctuary of peacefulness and calmness - no drama - a place of healing and truth. I acknowledged all this beauty around me and all the help that I have received from my HP and friends to make it possible.

I then thought about winter and what it is. I came to the realization that it's not about dying and sleeping away this time - it's about regrouping - and that is where my mind and soul are right now. I'm taking this time not to hibernate and hide from my feelings but rather to take the time to read, explore my thoughts, accept my feelings and me, nurture myself for the coming seasons and surround myself with warm supportive thoughts and friends.

Thank you for letting me share - all the best - K.

[indigo]

Hey and welcome and thanks for the positive thoughts, I have to go to the mountains to see snow where I live or wait every 20 years for a light sprinkling. What a positive thought I can imagine you with all that land and your cottage feeling at peace.
indie

[fall]

Originally Posted by kingston

My home is my sanctuary of peacefulness and calmness - no drama - a place of healing and truth. I acknowledged all this beauty around me and all the help that I have received from my HP and friends to make it possible.

...winter --- it's about regrouping - and that is where my mind and soul are right now. I'm taking this time not to hibernate and hide from my feelings but rather to take the time to read, explore my thoughts, accept my feelings and me, nurture myself for the coming seasons and surround myself with warm supportive thoughts and friends.

I am so right where you are right now. Entering my first winter at home, alone. I've not had a peaceful home for years and am looking so much forward to my home being my sanctuary, a place of calm without the drama that's been overwhelming for so long.

I'm looking forward to the same things as you Kingston, to explore my thoughts and accept where I am, to take CARE of myself, with the support of loving family and friends.

True I am scared, and yet, I so embrace this opportunity to, for the first time in my life, be myself. Without allowing expections of another to determine for me who and how I will be.

I look forward to winter. No snow here yet, though there is sleet...
Peace.

[Fluttering]

kingston..how absolutely wonderful!!!! Thank You