I am all alone in the house, safe and dry from this 24- hour snow storm that has me blanketed in so much that I can’t even open the back door. There is two feet of snow piled up against the door. In a few hours I will be outside in the 40 to 50 mph winds, bundled up and shoveling out my car. Being alone has given me the opportunity to think and work on my own spirituality. I also get the chance to work on my physical health and wellness. It will take me a few hours to shovel the snow. I make the best of it; I practice strengthening my abdominal muscles with every scoop I pick up.
I will drink plenty of water during rests from the snow. When it is all over and I have successfully cleared the sidewalks and driveway, I plan on having a good old-fashioned cup of hot chocolate or cacao. My mother always called it cocoa. I make my cocoa with organic cacao; no processing or additives. I will savor each sip and think of my canceled dinner date that I was so looking forward to; my date was going to take me to a huge dinner award banquet at the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia, but it was called off due to all this ”white stuff.” Last Saturday, I was stuck on Rt. 95 in Maryland in several inches of snow amidst 28 accidents that we counted. Oh well, better to be safe than sorry. I count my blessings.
Cacao
has high levels of sulphur and magnesium which increases mental alertness and focus. The phenylethylamine and the chemical anandamide (found in cacao) binds to neuro-transmitters in our brains which tend to prolong that “feel-good” happy emotional state of mind. And so, the hot cup of cocoa that I am looking forward to as my reward for heavy shoveling will be well-deserved. I am thankful to be safe and dry and not out on the highway like I was last week. My sincere prayers go out to those who are out traveling to get to work and businesses. To all of my faithful readers, I wish you the gift of uninhibited and unrestrained JOY.