Mother nature sure does have a way of teaching us the futility of trying to 'Control' everything around us and the much better principle of 'Acceptance'. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to get out on the driveway to start shoveling the falling snow, to be sure we could get the SUV out in case of emergency, only to be beaten back by the freezing wind and snow. I wouldn't get more than six feet out and turn around to see the quickly falling and blowing snow covering all of my previous efforts. I slowly walked to the top of the street to see how bad the neighborhood roads were looking, stopping half way up the hill, out of breath. We were 100 % snowbound and I didn't like it one bit. I thought, "what if we need to get to the hospital?...Oh well...what could I do right now instead? How about just being, a little relaxation, and some much needed patience until tomorrow when the storm finally passes? After all, there's plenty of time for shoveling later."
A special thank you goes out to Kim's sister Julie for pointing out this valuable lesson, curtesy of Mother Nature. Thank you Julie, and I can't believe I'm saying this, thank you Snowzilla.
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