Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.
~ Anthony J. D'Angelo
That isn't snow but pellets of ice! |
While Washington DC is getting hammered with snow, we have ice pellets here in Ashland, VA.
I’ve been complaining about the weather a great deal lately because, darn it, it is March in Virginia and that means open-toe shoes and digging in the dirt. Unfortunately, Mother Nature has a different plan which always leads me to Joseph Campbell’s, “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
While slightly dramatic considering this is just a snow/ ice pellet fall, I have been trying to live in the now and appreciate what I do have (and perhaps appreciate that we do not have what Boston has :-/ ). Now there are big flakes falling outside my window but I am mostly warm inside (I could put on some socks). I have food and supplies. I have plenty of works… better yet, I have books! I could even do my nails. I have many choices.
I’ve been complaining about the weather a great deal lately because, darn it, it is March in Virginia and that means open-toe shoes and digging in the dirt. Unfortunately, Mother Nature has a different plan which always leads me to Joseph Campbell’s, “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
While slightly dramatic considering this is just a snow/ ice pellet fall, I have been trying to live in the now and appreciate what I do have (and perhaps appreciate that we do not have what Boston has :-/ ). Now there are big flakes falling outside my window but I am mostly warm inside (I could put on some socks). I have food and supplies. I have plenty of works… better yet, I have books! I could even do my nails. I have many choices.
A more pleasant view from my office window earlier this week. |
So for now, I'm going to go grab a book, get under my Jack Skellington snuggie and appreciate the fact that I don't drive a snowplow for a living.
Good for you! It is not always easy to say no.
ReplyDeleteWe got ice balls then five inches of snow up here. Been a good day to cocoon indoors and watch the snow fall.
ReplyDeleteSaying no is a skill that requires practice to master ... I'm getting better at it. It helps to have a support system. Sounds like you have that covered.
I think we got about 4 inches on top of the ice.
DeleteOf course, a colleague read my post and then asked if I could help with something and I said Yes. No is going to require lots of practice ;p
wow wait, is there a tutorial somewhere for that bat and dracula thingies?
ReplyDeleteThey're whirligigs. I bought them from a lawn art store.
DeleteThe saying no part also applies to me, very much! Congrats on using your snow day so efficiently!
ReplyDeleteStop stealing our cold! Hand it back to us now and we'll swap you the hot! We've had enough of it!
ReplyDeleteI love your Dracula and bat wind thingies!