It snowed today in New York City.

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When it snows here, everything gets much quieter.

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As if there is a sacredness to the snow.

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And the snow is beautiful as it is falling.

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That beauty lasts for a few hours before it turns to a grey slush.

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Yet the snow doesn't care.

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It just embraces us while it is here.

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Then it is gone.

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I went to the gym today.

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My first visit since mid-December as I was traveling and recovering from my travels for a bit.

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There were five people in the gym when I got there, which is a lot for the tiny gym in the basement of our building.

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It's not large, perhaps 600 square feet or so.

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Usually when I come down there are just one or two other people there.

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New year's resolutions I guess.

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And the gym doesn't care.

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It just waits there to be used.

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To be a support to everyone who wants to be healthier.

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Help us get stronger, get more fit, so we can live a better life.

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The gym doesn't care if we only come down once a week or once a month or once a year.

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All it does is wait patiently for us to come.

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Waiting for us to show up and do our part.

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Just like life.

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So much is here for us.

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To support us.

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Hold us.

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Just waiting for us to see the beauty in the nature that surrounds us.

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Supporting us in ways we are not even conscious of.

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Giving us the things we need to live.

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Air, food, water.

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They are there for everyone, those we deem as good and bad alike.

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Life doesn't distinguish between those that hurt others and those that love others.

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It just sits there waiting for us to show up.

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To appreciate the beauty of the snow.

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Or climb up a mountain to see amazing views.

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Yet it is us who must do the climbing.

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We are the ones who need to stop and take a moment to appreciate the beauty of the snow.

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Even if just for a moment in time.

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For that is all we have, just moments in time that are here for us.

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Waiting for us to notice them.

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So why wait until it snows to notice?

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Can we just a moment each day to notice where we are and what we are doing?

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Whether it is in the gym or not, life doesn't care.

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Only we do.

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour