Perspective
It’s raining sleet and freezing drizzle around our area right now. The town is shut down and even the churches have cancelled services for Sunday. Too treacherous to be out on the ice. A few people have slid down our street, probably coming home from work or getting last-minute supplies. My husband had to go to the corner convenience store for milk, just to make it through another couple days with our thirsty teenager.
If you don’t have to be out in the storm, the days are somewhat pleasant. That is, nowhere to go, might as well relax and take it easy. We built a fire in the fireplace and lit some candles, just in case the power went out. We then played cards, watched a movie, some football, chatted with friends on the phone who were also frozen in (no snow at this point so not sure what to call the day).
I ran a Blizzard Special game with my customers for my other job and we all enjoyed the fun of visiting for a few minutes over the phone. I also took advantage of the quiet hours to write several pages and finish a chapter of my proposal that had been dangling over me. I plan to finish the rest of the proposal tomorrow, read over the entire thing on Monday (a postal holiday) and have it ready to go out on Tuesday.
Perspective. . .the dictionary defines this as: “a view of things in their true relationship or relative importance.” Being forced to stay home, take it easy, relax, reconnect with friends. . . that’s the true importance of life. And I always think that if it hadn’t been for a blizzard and two small children, would we have the wonderful stories of Nora Roberts? Makes you stop and think, doesn’t it? If you’re in the cold, stay warm and curl up with a good book!
