Mindfulness Challenge Day 8 Haiku -- Yin and Yang

As the thermometer hovers between negative and positive numbers today, we in the northern parts of the United States bundle ourselves as best we can against the bitter cold, as we try and go about our daily business. The yin and yang of temperature -- must we experience bitter cold to appreciate warmth?

Yin and Yang

Icy, biting cold
Bright sunshine belies the temp
So grateful for warmth

DAY 22 Mindful Moments Challenge

Noticing what 8 degree air feels like when I breathe in ...a physical jolt. Grateful to escape to a warm building.

Day 7 Mindful Moments Challenge

During this time of frigid cold weather in the north, I am very mindful of icicles -- their beauty and their precarious nature. Are they a suspended moment -- liquid paused in time?