We're Ready For Winter This Time-We're A New Breed Now

Though the wind was as still as it was from indoors, the rain fell steadily behind the glass doors. The sky, dark as was the unlit room adjacent to our bedroom. Days have gotten shorter. The sunlight fighting for control over the shorter days. Winter is coming. And with it, the hsh of silence as we prepare for our first cold weather season in a post COVID- world.

Something about it feels quieter than before. Like the stillness resounds louder off of city walls.

Trapped, alone, scared. The memories of summer past remind us of just how much a lot has changed in a short time. But while we first struggled to stay home, now we've learned to embrace the silence.

We've become more innovative. We've mastered work from home, video conferences, zoom meetings, and grew closer to each other as we found new ways to connect. We've become productive tackling DIY projects and renovations as we learned the importance of nesting in the comfort of our own homes.

We learned to love in a different way. As we were forced either together or apart, we learned more about each other, and we learned which connections are strong enough to withstand a global pandemic.

We discovered who we were. Through challenges and change, we learned what was truly important meaningful, and we learned to fight for it.

This season will be another evolution for us. As we tackle the colder months, we will be faced with new challenges as our outdoor refuge closes for the colder weather. We will once again be confined to the comfort of our homes.

Just remember, we have faced this before, and we prevailed. We are the strong, the motivated, the innovative. Find your purpose and find new ways not only to survive, but to live.

Find the light in every darkness. We're a new breed. And winter's got nothing on us now.

XOXO,

Karen