How I remember sleepless nights  
When we would read by candlelight,  
And on the windowpane outside  
A new world made of snow;  
 
A million feathers falling down,  
A million stars that touch the ground,  
So many secrets to be found  
Amid the falling snow.  
 
Maybe I am falling down.  
Tell me should I touch the ground?  
Maybe I won't make a sound  
In the darkness all around.  
 
The silence of a winter's night  
Brings memories I hold inside;  
Remembering a blue moonlight  
Upon the fallen snow.  
 
Maybe I am falling down.  
Tell me should I touch the ground?  
Maybe I won't make sound  
In the darkness all around.  
 
I close my window to the night.  
I leave the sky her tears of white.  
And all is lit by candlelight  
Amid the falling snow.  
 
-Enya

 
I have been sitting indoors watching the first real snowfall we have had since yesterday, the lyrics for this song running through my head. Last night I lit some candles, opened a wonderful bottle of red wine and watched the snow fall outside. A soft white blanket wrapped around me, the red wine warming my body as I drank it and the flickering of many candles provided the perfect backdrop to the falling snow.  
I think it's important to take time to relax, unwind and enjoy the world that surrounds us, taking pleasure in such little things as the warmth of the candlelight to the way the wind suddenly changes direction and sends the snow in a massive flurry upwards before continuing it's journey downward to blanket the streets around me.  
That's todays little pleasure and what has provided such passion and warmth for me on a cold day. I am looking forward to repeating my night.  
I know these snow filled nights are not something you experience in Dallas, at least not in any regular way, and often we in Canada will complain about them as the cold, shovelling, ice, etc. can be a challenge. Still there is nothing quite so enjoyable as sitting and watching the snowfall from the warmth of the indoors, that is magical... right up until you have to navigate it.

I will be visiting Dallas from Dec. 11-12 and will be happy to host at my hotel or with advance notice will arrange to visit you at your location throughout the city. Please reach out to me or my assistant Sandi should you like to connect while I am in town.  

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