Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram – Amazing what a shift in mindset can do. As a child of the Caribbean, raised up between there and Florida, the idea of sitting outside on a frosty morning sounded like an extremely rude thing to do to myself. 😆 But I’ve been listening to (well, binging) @hubermanlab podcast and realizing how important it is for health to get unfiltered morning sun on my face (*safely* in my eyes) and suddenly words like “just bundle your behind up!” come to mind. It’s been so easy for me to feel like some aspects of nature can’t belong to me — lol even my *own* yard. To be honest, trauma has a way of narrowing focus, and if you aren’t even a little traumatized after the last three years please tell me your secret. 😅 It’s been very healing for me to pick my image of this big world apart into pieces and trust that there are parts I can thoroughly enjoy. I’m feeling so grateful this morning for the icy blanket on my yard. It looks like someone spread glitter all over it. I’m grateful for warm shoes (my feet are still cold 😂) and hot beverages. I’m grateful that I can hear the stream in front of me, and the HVAC unit behind me. I’m grateful that social media, with all its challenges, still very much provides a venue for sharing things like this and spreading love and encouragement. If your world is feeling small today, ask yourself if there’s another way to see it. Or ask if there’s another world you can see for a while. Sending you love and saying a prayer right now for whoever sees this. Video description: Morning sun rising behind winter trees throws spindly shadows on a frosty grass yard, scattered with frosty brown leaves. Frost rests on a wooden deck rail.