Snow Days - Construction - And Our Choices

They are proving scientifically that in the winter time people seem to not have as good health both physically and mentally, but I am not so sure about the thought of blaming winter or the shorter day. I was explaining to my daughter why they have school delays and cancellations here in Pittsburgh when we only get a little bit of snow or freezing weather, but in places like Vail Colorado they can get a foot or more of snow and school goes on just like normal. In Pittsburgh when we get the cold gloomy days of winter most people try and stay in as much as possible, but in Vail if they have a cold snowy day people don’t stay in, they go skiing. The kids, the teachers, the principal’s don’t keep inside on what most call a gloomy day. These are the best days of the year with fresh powder on the slopes and nothing but fun to be had. People are not getting sick in Vail during the winter time because of the gloom. They might be breaking a bone, but are not letting what most call SAD or seasonal (something) disorder… In Colorado the fun of the slopes is actually creating stronger immune systems. You see it has nothing to do with the weather but with our reaction to the weather.
I have had a construction crew out ide my home for over a month now and was really letting it get to me. I even found myself pulling into the garage a couple days ago screaming the F word because I wanted it to be over already. Later that day because my gas was turned off in my house the gas company workers came in to light my pilot lights in the basement. I asked the guy how much longer they would be working and his answer with a smile on his face was months, months and months. Almost instantly my response to him was, well now that I know it will be that long I don’t have to think about them being gone soon, and was actually glad to hear the news. I tell myself that they will be done by June and finish in April or May it will seem like a bonus to me. It all comes down again to how we choose to look at each situation. The greatest thing about being human is that we have a choice on how we react; we just have to be aware of it.