I don’t know who said it but I read somewhere that “if you choose not to find joy in the snow, you’ll have less joy and the same amount of snow.” I think that’s true for most parts of winter. The cold, the ice, the darkness. Personally, I have always found a lot of joy in the winter. So I may or may not be the perspective you need to survive the winter. I’ve never needed to survive it (the summer on the other hand is trickier for me). However, I do have theories on why the longer nights and colder temperatures don’t bother me much. Since we are less than a month away from the solstice, I thought I would share them with you.

Though I intend for my life to be one of movement and change, currently I am situated in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado has become a home to me in ways I never expected. It has challenged me and inspired me.