I heard the weather report yesterday...maybe the day before...big, huge, gigantic, HISTORIC blizzard heading my way: Two, three...and more...feet of snow expected. Get to the stores now...oops, you're already too late. At least 500,000 homes will lose electricity...no, more like a million...or more, no doubt more. Chances are you will run out of milk, bread, toilet tissue...air.
Took me back to the Beatles song, "I Heard the News Today," which spoke truth then...what, nearly 50 years ago?...and it speaks truth to the reasoning mind now. Yet we must not forget that the reasoning mind is not to be dismissed, ignored or poo-pooed. All those projections may well come true, and worse! If my memory serves me (which it rarely does anymore), poor Boston last year got hit with a mile-deep pile of snow due to a snow storm that would not quit. Yet there were people interviewed afterwards who were laughing about some of their scariest experiences.
My point being, the end result of historic blizzards is no different than snubs from friends...they are only as mind-bending as our reaction to them dictates. Usually, the hurt from a friend's snub lasts longer because we feel justified in our hurt and refuse to let it go. A blizzard is just for getting through.
My reasoning mind dictated that I get extra dog food (Ruckus is good for a month easy), and enough supplies for me to last a week which is the projected end date.
It is not what happens to you, it is your reaction to it that matters.
Thank you.
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