zen snow
Do not scowl to see the snow fall.
Do not fret that it is so cold that you cannot feel your toes.
Do not complain that the weather is frightful.
The weather is only weather. It will change as it always changes.
Accept it as it comes with open arms. Remember how to look at such things with wonder.
Be joyous. No matter what the weather.
Be joyous, for the snow is cold and soft and sugar-sweet.
About flax-golden tales. Photo by Carey Farrell. Text by Erin Morgenstern.