Any full life has its winters. It certainly isn’t non stop, full steam ahead productivity. So is it possible to flourish in winter?
Life is always messy in the middle, and sometimes we have to walk through chaos before the big picture becomes obvious, writes Lorrene McClymont.
‘Wintering’ is a word for those times when life turns cold, through crisis or loss, and we find ourselves living at a slower pace to everyone else.
Although we can't control changing circumstances, we can control our mindset and response to it. Imagine the freedom, peace and joy possible if we chose to embrace change rather than simply tolerate it.
Balance does not exist. To achieve balance would mean that you have control over external forces in your life, that you have no control over.