The Secret of Snow

I watch the coffee drip, thinking of not just how fleeting time is but how the truly magical moments in our lives are the simplest, and how we let them pass without a thought. We foolishly believe that somehow they will all last forever, that destiny will not show up at our door unannounced and knock when we least expect it.

Life involves loss, grief and setbacks. How we choose to deal with all of that is living. I woke up, and I choose to just live in the moment today.

I believe in life. I believe the good outweighs the bad. I believe we’re on a journey here that is filled with beauty and pain, happiness and horror, highs and lows, but it’s a journey we must take because we never know the impact our lives and love will have on others.

must somehow allow the light to shine so we can erase the darkness.

we must somehow allow the light to shine so we can erase the darkness.

All we need is love to survive the worst in life. Just takes someone to give a damn to make a difference.

want you to promise me. Promise me you won’t regret not falling in love, you won’t regret not finding joy,

You’re my only daughter. You’re my entire world. You’re my everything. My whole life centers on you, don’t you know that? I am strong for you. I am funny for you. I get up every day and do my damnedest to be happy and make the world a better place because of you. You’re all I have left.

No matter what life throws at you, never forget you are loved, that your life matters, and that your impact on others can never be measured but can always be felt when it’s removed.

When will society learn it’s not our looks that make women such powerful creatures, it’s our minds, hearts and souls?

It’s like our hearts,” she said. “Sometimes they get shattered, and we have to piece them back together and still shine for the world to see.

Our lives, as my mother once told me, are as brief as one blink of God’s eye. It is up to us to decide how to best use His gifts and make our short journey here important and memorable. It is important we never forget, as we too often do, what matters most in that blink: family, friends, each other.

Winter can change a person...but mostly winter can let you see the silhouette of your body's branches - like a tree in February - when all the leaves are off, the green is gone, the adornment stripped away and, for the first time, you can appreciate all the knots, bends, broken limbs, and lightning strikes. You can see the beauty that has been created in harsh times.

Winter can change a person. It can show you the delicate structure of the world when everything is stripped clean. It can illuminate your soul when the world is cloaked in darkness. It can warm your heart when everything else is frozen. It can let you hear your own thoughts for the first time when the earth finally falls silent. But mostly winter can let you see the silhouette of your body’s branches—like a tree in February—when all the leaves are off, the green is gone, the adornment stripped away and, for the first time, you can appreciate all the knots, bends, broken limbs and lightning strikes. You can see the beauty that has been created in harsh times.

I had forgotten the way that the earth takes on another form in the winter. It pulls out a coat of white from its seasonal closet to beautify its wardrobe. But winter is smart. It is actually distracting us, glossing over the truth: It is simply protecting itself from the bitter cold of the world.

The number two is associated with harmony, balance, consideration and love. When the number comes to you, it means that you should have more faith in your angels.

live as though we’re dying. We’re trapped in fear. We let that define us. But our lives should be defined by our joy, passion and happiness.