I could never survive in that cold Lavie. I lived further north of where I am now and the winters killed me. -20C for days and days. Growing up where I did we never needed more then a warm sweater and rain coat in winter. My first serious winter coat was when I lived in that cold. Moving home the first thing I did was give away my heavy coats. They would just be collecting dust in the closet otherwise.

My ex moved over your way to London Ontario. He grew up in Saskatchewan and Manitoba were the winters can be brutely cold. He moved to BC and spent 20 years here before deciding to take the job in London. He told me the other day he was done with the cold and wanted to come back west. It didn't help when I sent him picture in mid February of the spring bulbs coming up.

Yea cassettes hey.... I am old enough to remember when they came out with 8 tracks. Now that is going back aways. lol. I love native flute music and I am familiar with Carlos Nakai... wasn't sure about the spelling either so I searched for something of his on youtube.

Will post it here for others to share. Do you find it helps you practice mindlessness of to even meditate with. I find it almost transcends me into a different place altogether. I have always been enchanted by the wooden flute. I have a friend who makes them they have a beautiful sound to them. I am waiting for her still to give me one. lol.

I am with you on that Lavie... staying in the day. It can be challenging when some of the pressures of life won't leave you be. Pushing though... or I more accurate perhaps... letting pass through seems to be so contray to the need to control the now and project into the future.

I believe victory begins with a declaration of will. Even if our efforts seem less successful than we might have determined success to be I think just expressing a willness is a victory.