Its In The Little Things

I spent some time trying to figure out how I was going to go about this task of finding ways to have pieces of peace.  I need to find  ways to get snippets of that state of being free of conflict or troubles.  Feeling the pressure of daily life makes this a task that requires planning.  Oops.  There I go again trying to "search" for it.  This morning I had a realization.  
I woke up early and had to get all the kids up and ready to get going to the curling club.  All three are in a Bonspiel and we had to be at the club by 9am.  First things first.  The dog had to go out and do his thing.  I leave the warmth of my bed and made my way to the door to let him out into the back yard.  Everything was white!  Apparently there had been a light snow and frost overnight and our world was frosted with a layer of white.  It was breathtaking.  It stopped me in my tracks.  There was something in the contrast of the dark of the tree bark and the white of the covered branches...... It was peaceful.
I couldn't help but take pictures.  There was such a stillness in the air and in myself as I stared out the windows.  There was my "ah-ha" moment.  I didn't have to find it.  It was right there for me.  I just had to see it.  Feel it. Be it.  


When my senses came to, I realized that I had discovered a piece of peace.  I also knew that in photographing the moment, it was there for me to feel it again.  Bingo!  I am going to photograph as many moments of my peace as I can.  Anything that I encounter that lets me be in that state, even if only for a fleeting moment.  I can do that.  What a wonderful album that would be to browse through at times when I cannot find that state within myself.  Days when I just need a little help.  I think I may be on to something......