Alle Farben des Schnees (All the Colors of Snow)

Snow is falling today

and I hugged goodbye to my best friend at the Z. train station

10.32 departing from Platform 32

The very same train we took to L. just two days ago

where we had such cathartic honest conversations with Cami

knowing we have each other’s back, always

Snow is falling and everything is white, soothing

Beauty and comfort do make goodbyes a little easier to bear

I miss my parents, but I don’t know if I’d be able to bear the constant saying goodbye

Instead, I hold them in my heart, wherever I go

Both/and, could be, would like it to be

Kindness and understanding, and the space to be open and loving and soft again

I am really grateful for all the people I got to meet in-person this winter

Shared experience

Trust and humility

The snow can be quite blinding in the sun

The mountains, solemn giants

safeguarding

Quiet old town, fresh Alps air, hearty company, and walk under the stars

I was very much focused on not slipping

under my feet, but something in my being surely melted

Time is a special ingredient

Right place right time

and the right version of you that is

supposed to walk through that door

Door into

Maybe it’s time for me to tend more to my relationship with my family and friends

A place is only a place

until

You are there.