Bleak. Dreary. Winter conjures up images of grey skies, leafless trees, barren land, and snow packed ground, depleting the soil underneath of its ability to grow.

Chaos and trials in life ar often analogized by winter’s storms. Rough emotions like depression, grief, sadness, and anxiety are depicted with images of winter’s barren, frozen or lifeless landscape.

Winter has such a negative connotation. But maybe it shouldn’t. When I think of winter, I think of something else altogether.

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