Because I’m still in a Winter Wonderland, on vacation/holiday far away from my home, I have limited time to write new posts (dang!) for at least a few more days.
But, I thought I would share something with you that is still near and dear to my heart, and it rings especially true for me this week (and maybe for some of you as well!).
I had always hated the cold; being super-sensitive, I experienced what I would classify as pain in the biting chill. In more recent years, I’ve come to appreciate the cold, for other reasons. (I’ve also come to bundle up with a couple additional layers!) 😉
These reasons involve the fact that the world becomes a very quiet place when the temperatures drop below easily comfortable levels and the world at large scurries inside. It is during these times that I feel like I have the world to myself and I get to be me, even outside, because no one’s watching. The “blanket” effect is especially noticeable (to me) with snow cover.
Please forgive me; I feel a little “retro” right now. 🙂
Where I am right now, the current temperatures are colder than those of Antarctica and the Arctic shore of Alaska. The windchill drives the perception of those temperatures even lower. Needless to say, few people are out and about, with the exception of the impending New Year’s Eve celebrations.
So, I thought I’d “celebrate” with a little blast-from-the-past of my own and share it with y’all. ❤
The Silent Glacier ~ The world is my Asperger’s/autistic sensory deprivation tank
I’ll be home in a few days, and once I thaw out and reinstall myself in my regular routine, I’ll play catchup on reading, commenting, replying, and a writing few awesome blog awards!! (Thank you to my nominators!!) ❤
Happy New Year to All!
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I’m always convinced I should be hibernating over winter, the cold is not for me (but then neither is hot weather for that matter). This year I’ve been more forced into it by a stupid accident, kinda sums up the year really. So peace, quiet and rest sounds like a very good idea!
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I totally hear you! 🙂 I’m so sorry to hear about the accident! I hope you’re healing well? I’ve missed you, dear one, and I hope you are well, or at least better/healing ❤ ❤
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knees back to being as good as they will ever be, but i need to do something to make them stronger (i.e. exercise) but I’m stuck in neutral at the moment. Head in sand.
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I can definitely relate to that 😘. I’m glad your knees are doing as well as can be expected! I really feel you about the head-stuck-in-the-sand thing. Exactly this 😊💓
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I seem to have got trapped under a cloud of disappointment in life, things not being how i wished they were, me not being who i wished i was and feeling very miserable about it all. I’ve been cutting a few people out of my life, those who weren’t really in it, not really and I’m finding it hard not to snap at husband. Not his fault, just me not very happy with things. I’ve no idea how to get out of the malaise or the general feeling of ‘this is not what i wanted’.
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Yes! I know the feeling 💗💗. Oooh, the malaise part really spoke to me, as did the “this is not what I wanted” sentiment. So familiar! 💙. For me it’s like facing this uphill struggle, a hurdle a bit too high to clear, a hill a bit too steep to climb, a learning curve a bit too vertical to conquer. And it’s like, can anything just go my way? Must I struggle so much with the basics of life, and at my age? Lots of disappointment, lots of feelings of failure or ineptitude. I’m really glad you’re taking the steps you need, such as the elimination of those who were not good for your soul 👏🏼🙌😘❤️
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Happy New Year to you and your family. Love DeBorah, Stephen and Meow from Sylvester. Blessed 2018.
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Thank you so much! Happy New Year to you and yours as well 😍🎉🎊. Love from Laina, Mr Kitty, Murphy, and Vanessa ❣❣
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⛄☃🎉🎊🎼🎵🎶♩📸📷📹🎥
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I am very similar in my approach to the wicked season…;) Hope you have a wonderful, well deserved new year
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Thank you so, so much! I hope your 2018 has been wonderful, too! ❤ ❤
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Thank you for the like. Take care and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Thank you, my lovely! The same to you! 🙂 ❤
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I love that sensation, when the blanket of snow at night makes everything so very quiet for a while, and you stop and listen for a while before doing anything else.
Happy New Year
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Yes! You totally get it 😉😁. Happy New Year to you and yours! ❤️🎊🎉🍾
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I do understand that silence is hard to come by. 🙂
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This 👏🏼👏🏼. It’s always something. Traffic, the whir of the dehumidifier(s), the cat meowing, upstairs neighbors walking around like elephants (lol), the cell phone chirping its notifications, etc etc etc 😊💕💕
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Yes! Sometimes even a fan blowing is a decent substitute for silence.
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Amen! If it’s *too* quiet, especially at our place, I can get really anxious, for reasons I can’t explain 😳💗💗
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Constant, steady, predictable noises are soothing. 😊
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Yeah! They give the mind something to do 🤓😊
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Yes!
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Reblogged this on International Badass Activists.
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Thank you, Eve! 😘❣❤️
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thank you so much for reblogging, Michael! 🙂 🙂
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Happy New Year to you too, Laina! Michael:-)
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Thank you so much, Michael! The very same to you 🙂 🙂 ❤
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Happy New Year to you. Although something of a heavy heart. I take it by now you have heard of the autistic boy that killed his family, so be prepared. I’ve already seen this comment from a reader on a newspaper article:
“It’s time autism / aspergers is rated dangerous alongside psychopathy and sociopathy. If you have no empathy then you’re a threat. It’s also about older people having kids late in life, the older you are, the more health issues your children will have. Selfish people won’t be told, but there’s plenty of proof to back this up.”
Although most people voted it down, a worryingly high number voted it up.
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Thank you for this info, Tim 💞. Oh no, oh no, not good. 😔. Time for me to whip out the previous posts (and write a new one) about the *lack* of correlation between AS itself and violence/crime. Which I will do, as soon as I get the chance ❤️
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Gosh so beautifully written, both posts. I go walking at night to avoid people and although it’s usually quiet where I go anyway when it snowed there was an extra layer of silence and so much calm came with it. Your description of coming home to warmth but with an icy chill still on you really made me smile, I love that feeling. 💜
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Thank you girl! 😊. I really appreciate your kind words ❤️. That’s cool that you go walking at night, too! Very peaceful 💕
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Winter is my favorite time of year ❄️❄️❄️
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Yeah! I dig it too 😉❄️💟
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I have one word for you: Under Armour. Well, it was two. It changed my take on winter completely. Sam’s Club sells a cheaper brand and I got the same results. Worth every penny. 😎🤗
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Ooooh, I like it!! I am totally going to check that out. Under Armour sounds wonderful!! 🙂 ❤ ❤
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Wishing you all the best for 2018 & Beyond.
Much Love
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Thank you so much! Much love and best New Year wishes to you and yours, too! 🎉🎊❤️☮❄️
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Happy New Year Laina! I too love the quiet of winter!
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Thank you so much, Nicole! Happy New Year to you and yours as well! 🎊🎉❤️
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I would have never thought about this. I’m so glad you wrote this. I just tried to pinpoint how I was feeling today and coudln’t. And you helped me with that. There was a quiet. Outside. One bird made a chirp but otherwise it is quiet. A hawk flew in but made no noise. It was raining but that stopped. ( the did the normal fake weather forcast of florida will get snow. Whatever. Never happens) but the cold has made a quiet that is very soothing. I didn’t know how soothing. Until now
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Wow! That’s too cool! 😊😊. I’m so happy to have helped ❤️❤️. I hope your happy place of peace and calm lasts as long as possible ☮💞
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Happy New Year. Love this. Silence in mind and spirit and ears (!) is precious. I adore winter, it centres me.
Love reading your words, very engaging and slightly addictive. Enjoy your 2018
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Thank you thank you! Your kind words made me smile 🙂 A lovely 2018 to you as well! ❤
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My pleasure 😉
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😁😊💓
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I would swap places in a heartbeat. I love wrapping up for Winter but right now here it’s a real strugglle to keep cool.
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I can definitely relate ❤ ❤ I live in a hot climate as well; winters are mild but summers are brutal. (That's why I have to go to a colder climate for about a week in the winter every year lol – it gives me a little taste of a harsh cold, which I crave sometimes). Stay cool, my lovely! ❤ ❤
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*struggle
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