This morning I went for a walk out in the snow. While everything was white and frosty when I began, it was already starting to melt. By the time I started for home, the trail I was walking on had already started turning to mud and the ice and snow was falling from the trees.
I guess we need to take in the beautiful moments when they happen. Because things can change so quickly. If we don’t remember to be grateful for the good things in life while they are happening, we can get sucked into the inevitable thaws and sometimes it can seem like that is all that there is.
After I got home, just a few hours later, the cold that I’ve been dealing with got way worse. Even as I write this my head is pounding and I feel pretty lousy. The thing is, this morning I got to spend some time taking in some beautiful scenery and take some pictures. Even though things have turned, I have to admit that it was a pretty great morning. Despite my minor suffering tonight (and it is minor, a cold could be so many worse things) I’m grateful for the morning. And the sun is going to rise tomorrow and the next day and things are going to be good again.