"In the midst of winter .... no matter how hard the world pushes against me,
within me, there's something stronger - better, pushing right back."
Albert Camus
For me, winter contained all of my negative emotions, darkness, and a sense of being restrained beyond my will; whereas summer was filled with positive emotions, expanding with the light and emerging in water to free my soul.
I never cared how cold the temperature was as long as the sun would come out or I could warm myself by a fire. In the cloister of winter months, my creativity tends to hone in on reading with intention to journal subjects beyond the written word. It is a time for open thinking in meditation or visualization. In the summer creativity includes: desire to water color; absorb sounds and reflections while quietly walking or sitting in nature; and especially being by water to read and journal.
I believe I feel heavier in the winter and hide my body in heavy clothing; whereas, in the summer I feel lighter and dress more decoratively. Oddly, I would never give up my quilt, books, and fireplace in exchange for flowers, essence of water, nor imaging in playful other realms. I believe I am balanced between winter winds and summer heat, as long as I am promised a beautiful long autumn!
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