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The world is a mixture of valleys

and breathtaking views from the mountain

deserts

and the colors of sunset dancing over a lake

life is a mixture of the mundane day-to-day

punctuated with occasional flashes of joy

and despair

sometimes we are needy

and sometimes we need to fill a need

winter itself is a mixture of the pain of freezing

and the wonder of frost on the window

ice that helps us fall

and the ice helps us skate like a bird

across the surface of the sky

in times of struggle

there is the opportunity to lend a hand

in times of great darkness

there is an opportunity to share a little light

in times of ugliness

there is the opportunity to share the beauty

(are we people who make the most of every opportunity

even if it costs us comfort and safety)

everything around us continues to cycle

through birth

love

death and new life

are we making the most of the time we are given

it is easy to complain about what you have done

but there is a harder question

what am I doing

in the season that I am in