Wednesday 4 November 2020

Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 4: Winter Senses

 


Quite a few years ago, when this blog and I were both (relatively!) young, I wrote a series of vignettes about 'Seasonal Senses', one each for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.


I found it a really interesting way to mindfully engage with each season, trying to find five quintessential sights, smells, sounds, tastes and sensations that spoke of each one. I still enjoy reading them back to this day. Humans tend to have a bias towards one particular sense - for many of us it's vision - so it's an interesting exercise to more fully engage with all five senses. For today's Winter Blessings and Beauties exercise, I would like to encourage you to try it too!


Winter Blessings and Beauties: Day 4

Winter Senses

In your journal, write down five sights, smells, sounds, tastes and sensations that sum up the experience of winter for you (you can take a peek at my own list first if that helps). It may take a little while, and I found some senses were easier than others! If you need inspiration, try stepping out into the garden to sniff/taste the air and see what you can spy, hear and feel. Or look in the kitchen cupboards for reminders of the special foods and drinks or favourite recipes that you enjoy during winter. Check your wardrobe - are there favourite winter clothes waiting to be worn? Do you use a particular cosmetic, soap or scent during winter?  Does your family have any winter traditions, hobbies or special activities at this time of year? Are there any particular plants, trees, birds or animals that you seem to see during the winter months?

You may find that once the ideas start coming, you can easily find more than five for each sense!

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