Musings of a Northern Canadian Senior.

Mid Lenten term blues is a term that is often applied to students around this time of year, especially for those that are away from home. Memories of Christmas vacation seem but a pleasant blur and reading week or spring break cannot come soon enough. Others in northern climates find the lack of light difficult or may even suffer from SAD..Seasonal Affective Disorder, needing special lamps to infuse the extra Vitamin D.  Alberta fortunately has cold, but usually bright sunny, winter days, as opposed to overcast, dull rainy months of west coast climates. Most provincial governments have declared a mid-winter holiday ours being Family Day,  Previous Blog post of February 15, 2010 "So where have the mid-winter blues hit me personally? Quite frankly I miss being north and I mean further north, working in one of the small Canadian Nunavut hamlets for January and February as has been my pattern for the past 8 years….I miss the hunkering down with a good book in the evening; sewing c...

During these cold winter and often dark days, sitting quietly with a warm cup of coffee, and writing in my journal, is often a favourite part of my daily routine.   Allowing myself a few moments to be reflective, to centre, to plan tasks and occasionally vent has been practice of many years. My newest pottery mug is one made with slight imperfections, a little off balance   and a good reminder that we do not have to be perfect.  In fact, it is in our imperfections that we draw closer to God and allow the Creator to work in our lives. The Apostle Paul struggled with such and three times asked for it to be removed, as is recorded in 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 “But he s aid to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness…” So as I sit in the January mishmash of Christmas decorations in the living room still to be put away,   I am again reminded of blessings and moments that we are given to reflect on this imperfect world of ours.   “My gr...