While most people see the snow as horrible and a hindrance, I see it as a blessing.

There is no doubt that it causes people problems or delays getting to work and unfortunately there are those who suffer more severely because of the weather conditions.

But here is what I enjoy: The world being forced to pause for just a minute.

You don't need everything right now, right this minute.

Everything non-essential can wait. You can give yourself an excuse to breathe and take in the extraordinary beauty of it all.

You can hear the crunch under your feet and the calm of a quieter world.

I also love getting into the warm afterwards, staring out at the snow and thinking to myself - it can all wait.