COFFEE BREAK 252

+ updated at 8:34pm EST on Monday, February 21, 2011

+ Blue Sky and White Snow and Clouds and Wind and Flowing Water and ...

Here in the Mohawk Valley, people really appreciate a day when the sun is shining and the sky is blue, particularly in February. The forecast for Sunday, yesterday, was Cloudy All Day. There was not a cloud in the sky all day! WOW!

And so we enjoyed snow shoeing in a nearby park. The brook was flowing. Still mostly ice but lots of water flowing as well because we just had our first big thaw of the season. Heavenly.

Friday was warm, almost 60 F.

Saturday was very windy and cold and snowy. What a contrast.

And then yesterday's surprise.

I woke up to a new 4 inches of snow. Then flurries. And now the sun is out. I simply love the blue sky. I love snow too. It's wonderful.

+ The InterSpiritual Meditation Course I am taking through Spirituality and Practice is focusing on Mindfulness this week and particularly, Breathing.  In the forum one person shared a Thich Nhat Hahn teaching: 

Smile,
breathe,
and go slowly.