When Snow Returns

 

"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth

with your eyes turned skywards, 

for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Leonardo da Vinci

Retrieving our hats, boots, gloves and heavier coats, we move, once again, out into the cold wintery snow. This is quite symbolic, actually. As when present with those who lack warmth, we also begin to layer up. Just like winter outer wear, our actions turn to protection from the icy atmosphere.

When the snow returns, we might alter passageways. We may change the course of conversation or boundaries of a relationship when things turn frosty. When deep in thought, our eyes often shift up towards heaven, as though it held escape from pressing unanswered questions. Prayers silently lift upwards into the sky.

 

We are a significant part of nature participating in the elements of each season. Winter is a time to go within and that is where discovery lays waiting. It is in the stillness that the hidden appears, silent messages are whispered, and enlightenment occurs.We may even long for escape high up into the skies where some view as an eternal home.