Journal: 1/26/06

The winter has turned frigid, but fortunately there’s warmth to be found wherever I happen to be. In the early morning, as I do my pre-dawn reading and writing, I have the electric heat in my apartment, which starts floating up from the baseboards almost as soon as I turn the dial on the thermostat. I don’t usually crank the heat up too high -- just enough to feel the flow of warmth around me. How lucky I am to be living in such a comfortable place on these frozen days. I can also find instant heat in my little car as I drive around town. Within a few minutes of driving, the frosty feeling is gone and the car is filled with satisfying warmth. Occasionally I even go for ride just to warm myself up. At school, too, I’m blessed with constant, comforting heat. I even have a small space heater in my classroom to provide a bonus of coziness on the especially bitter days. My young students and I go about our educational adventures encircled by warmth and wellbeing.