"I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go." - Martha Washington, from The Life of Washington by Anna C. Reed, niece of a signer of the Declaration of Independence; first published in 1842 by the American Sunday-School Union, now called the American Missionary Fellowship (AMF).
Well, we face a "big" storm today...so the TV tells me this morning.
I always find it interesting how people react to such news. The human reaction to anything remotely close to a potential "disaster" situation brings out the best and the worst in humans. Hello people....it is a storm, not TEOTWAWKI!
It presents a great opportunity to see exactly how well prepared you are, to take care of yourself and family. Practice makes perfect! Check and find the gaps in your ability to withstand a few days without running to the store. Review how you would stay warm, cook, provide water, sanitation, and other necessaries for getting through comfortably, should you be required to.
The most important thing you need for surviving anything is .."Attitude".....the main ingredient determining how well you and the family will manage any situation.
Run to Walmart in panic with the rest of the pack, or sit back and know things may become a minor challenge, you determine the outcome.
The way I figure....my work-out sessions for the weekend have already been planned. Look out snow....here I come!
When it comes to a Snow Storm, I choose to see this coming snow storm like I saw them as kid with great excitement and enthusiasm. I got my camera ready and I am prepared to take beautiful pictures of the snow while other people fuss and fume about how awful it is... In the spirit of play, life is easy.....
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