Every once in awhile we need to take some time
to sit back and remember the simple things in life,
That we far to often take for granted or forget
as we live out our lives each and every day.
Today one of the simplest joys in life got brought back
as I sit and watched my son giggle and laugh,
As he sat and looked out the window
and watched as the first snow of the year fell.
We stop and think at times how easy a child's life is
with parents always there to do everything for them,
Yet if we took the time to actually watch and think
we would realize the truth of the matter.
Children take the time to enjoy life to the fullest
while we adults have lost sight of those joys,
Letting ourselves stress and worry far too much
and forgetting to take time to relax.
What is needed in this world is more people to relax
and take the time to enjoy the simple things in life,
Letting ourselves regain some of the joys of youth
and letting our stress and worry wash away.
Take the time out to look out the window
and watch those big fat white flakes fall,
Losing ourselves in the joy and beauty of it
as they drift slowly and gracefully down.
As that first snowfall blankets the ground
renewing the ground from the summer stresses,
It should remind each of us to take the time
and renew our minds, bodies, and spirits.
Snow helps to wash away the yearlong damage
left upon the earth by the very worries we carry,
Leaving the earth refreshed and ready to face
another set of stresses and worries with a clear path.
Stress and worry clouds the vision
and covers up the path that we should follow,
Blinding each of us to so very much in life
and robbing us of so much joy.
Today I watched my son as he sat at the window
and watched the first snow of the year fall down,
The smile it brought to my face made me forget
the stress and worries that had been bothering me.
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