Spring has Sprung

Hi from beautiful Colorado.
The snow has finally reached Colorado this year. I took mykids up for a mountain stay and was amazed that we got snowed in by a couple of feet of snow. It was spectucularly beautiful and quiet. We were in a cabin with acres of forst around and plenty of good sledding. But it got me thinking how I have certain things in mind about what is expected.......in every aspect of life. For instance, I didn't think that well into Spring would I find myself shivering and sliding down the hill on a sled. I have expectations about seasons of the year. I also have them about seasons of life. I expect that I will be treated certain ways in relationships. Sometimes I find them colder than I would like. I find that instead of feeling the warm breeze through the palm trees, I am being blasted by a northern. So, what to do. Well, much like this recent trip to the mountains, I think it's all about choices. I could have wailed and moaned and made everyone miserable because there were clouds and snow....buckets of snow...wet clothes everywhere.....and yes, more snow. But rather than live in what I might have wished was, I lived in the present. " Wow, how cool, snowed in, we will remember this forever." We made s'mores and had the fireplace fired up constantly. We played games and played in the snow and watched movies. I read a couple of good books. It was a perfect time. It was a perfect time because we chose to make it a perfect time. What in your life is blasting away? Could you find something in the situation to embrace instead of fretting that your expectations are not being met? Try it. You might find it very freeing. Even if it seems awkward at first. Blessings, rhonda