The snow blanket

First snowfall 3 days ago and today we have a full on storm and completely white and fluffy Canada. As I was walking from work to home in the heavy snowfall, i noticed the sparling snow and the glittery floors of nature's beauty. I chose to walk home because of the crazy heavy traffic jams. Jams that last over couple of hours. I got a message from my sister at 6:17 in the evening, telling me how she's been stuck in traffic since 4:00 in the afternoon. She came home at 8:30 at night and she was 30 minutes away from home ...oh and she reached home by 8:30 because I told her to get off the bus as starting walking because she will reach faster. People who were expecting their rides to pick them up waited addition 2 hours from loved one only 10 mins away. My shift ended at 7:00 and I decided to walk home, though I was debating to also get an ride as I saw the snow falling outside my workplace windows and did not want to walk in cold and wet weather. My gut feeling kept on telling me I should walk because I will enjoy it and will reach home faster than getting ride. I am a summer girl and I hate the cold but my gut was right I reached home faster than the bus (5 mins ride to my house and 30 min walk) and the walk was mesmerizing . The bus that I left behind 30 mins away was still out of the side, even though the bus and I were on the same road. I am telling you this because it made me realize that doing things that make you uncomfortable but are a smart choice, really shows you another dimension of the world you are living in. Being in cold and harsh conditions where everything around us is a chaos, makes us forget to appericate the simple beauty of life and the surroundings. As I was walking I had my eyes glued to winter blanket that the almighty has place. My cheeks still hurt from smiling so much. I was so stunned by the beauty and everything around me that I forgot about taking pictures but capture the moment with my eyes. I guess today was a sign from god to just relax and enjoy the moment, and not worry or be a part of the stress. I bet everyone one who was driving was miserable and tensed and no one took a minute and saw the beauty. A small thing like snow can make me smile so much I never knew before. It was because of the purity it holds. So hello very long winter ... but something tells me its gonna be a good one.