After days of talking about it, the snow has begun to fall. Anticipation has built all week. We expect a historic snow of 16-24 inches. It is all we can talk about. It is all the Media can talk about. We do not want our daily lives to be disrupted. We do want our freedoms to be restricted. We resist anything that might take this away from us. We fear the snow-pocalypse. Panic and fear is ruling the day.
Grocery stores are sold out of milk, bread, and eggs. The local hardware store had a line of 20 people 30 minutes before opening today. Businesses closed in advance of the storm. Schools closed in advance of the storm. County governments are telling people to prepare to be trapped in their houses for 3-5 days. We are becoming a soft society consumed by our fears.
Dec '09 Snow-pocalypse
Fear mongering did not exist in the December 2009 blizzard. Why you ask? The answer is simple, the media only prepared us for 6-8 inches of snow. The 16-24 inches we received was a surprised to all. We dealt with the situation, we did not panic; we did not fear the unknown. We accepted our faith and made the best of it.
This time is different. Fear of the unknown has taken control of the conversation. Snow-Pocalypse is pulling our inner fears to the surface. These raw fears and emotions are controlling our decision making and actions.
What we focus on drives our perception of the world.
When we choose not to succumb to our fears, we can choose to focus our energy and thoughts on more positive snow-pocalypse outlook.
I look forward to spending quality time with my wife and kids. I want to make snowmen, to sled ride, to have snowball fights, to make snow angels, to shovel my sidewalks, to help my neighbors, to have fun, and to witness all the beauty Mother Nature has to offer.
Is panic and fear controlling your life? Are you afraid of a little snow?
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