Functioning

Pictured: no caffeine, damn it.

Winter has robbed me not only of my warmth and happiness, but has slithered into my heart and stolen my words. It's been so hard to find the motivation to write when I struggle just to get out of bed. That said, things have been easier than they were last winter, when I literally spent my free time curled up under my blankets and crying -- which was, of course, a very useful way to spend my time and made everything better.

My hope is that this means subsequent winters will be easier and that with time, I'll find beauty in the frozen, dormant world around me. Right now I just want to curl up inside the sun and sleep forever.

I haven't been able to focus on my reading, so I switched gears and have been reading Buddhist books. They've been nice, but I'm not really in a place where I can/want to write my thoughts about them. This week is expected to get colder, and as the temperature drops, so does my motivation to put fingers to keys. That I've even said this much is personally surprising.

Stay warm, friends. Stay warm and safe, and keep your spirit up. Spring is coming.