First day of March, 2012
Mark Twain said there are only two certainties in life – death and taxes.
I think there’s one more.
There’s no such thing as an accurate weather forecast.
The above picture is a shot of the view outside my office window – the day it was supposed to be sunny and 50 degrees.
- Despite all our technological advances
- And more gizmos then you can shake a stick at
- Weathermen still get it wrong
Mother Nature gets it right every time. Just think about the life lessons she’s delivered.
Life Lesson #1 – Experts are not always right.
We define experts in many ways.
- A person with education degrees galore
- A person whose monetary worth is a number with a gazillion zeroes after it
- A blogger with a million followers
Huh.
- Experts are not right all the time
- They could be the weathermen of their world
Imagine if Noah and the animals listened to all those people asking –
What rain?
Follow your instincts and build the dang ark.
Life Lesson #2 – It takes a lot of snowflakes to build a snowman.
If snowflakes are our experiences in life, most of us have accumulated plenty to build our snowman.
And since no two snowflakes are alike, your snowman is different from mine – even if they look similar.
- Embrace your snowflakes
- Tomorrow may bring the sun
Gather your unique experiences and build a better life.
Life Lesson #3 – You can’t have rainbows without rain.
That is a well-known saying in Hawaii. I have vacationed in Maui for almost 20 years and love the culture.
- No matter what Mother Nature or life throws at you – there are always rainbow
- Rainbows are a marriage of the sun and rain that deliver hope
Your storms make you stronger and bring color to your life.
Okay – metaphors and philosophizing over (all that from a simple snowstorm).
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Thanks so much for this, Cathy. It’s not always easy to keep it in mind that we need a diversity of life experiences to have a great life. Growing takes time – and a lot of experience. By the way, I rarely follow the advice of the weather man. I trust my gut! 😉
Hi Christi: LOL 🙂 Good idea to go with your gut over the weatherman.
I like Growing takes time-so true-and some of us require more time than others. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Christi.
Love the lessons you share here, Cathy. (And I love rainbows, so any post that mentions them is ok with me!)
Hi Sharon: Rainbows are a favorite of mine, too. Another quick story.
As you know, I have participated in the 3-Day Walk for the Cure for 8 years. At least three different years, we have walked into the campsite and there was a giant rainbow back dropping the pink tents. Goosebump moment – Awesome!
A reminder that some of the best things in life are free, Cathy. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Absolutely, Sharon!
Great post! So very true with these items. I always tend to become boggled when people are referred to as experts, as just like you mentioned, they are not always correct. Good words to live by! 🙂
We are experts in our own life. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Oh darn! Just darn… suddenly longing to go back to sea and it’s all your fault Cathy… 😉 Love it and love the reminder about Pachamama (Mother Earth) in all her glory.
Only if you take me along, Anne. 😉
I LOVE this blog!! Do you want to repost it on my webpage, since it ties in with the name of my blog site???? I don’t have many followers. However, I truly LOVE the way you wrote this and how true it is.
You definitely have a new follower in me. 🙂
Hi Crystal: Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to link to it, but I’ll keep my musings here on this blog-LOL. 😀
Glad to have you join us.
Hi Cathy!
Nice post. You made me smile and you made me think! I liked:
Life Lesson #3 – You can’t have rainbows without rain.
I’ve heard that said so many different ways I thought I heard them all. My favorite expression is God doesn’t close one door without opening another. I have found that to be so true.
Some of my best achievements were accomplished after I had a lot trouble…. but when the dust settled, there I was better off than before it all started 🙂
Thanks, Ramiro. Another great saying indeed and a good way to look at challenges. Thanks for sharing your story, Ramiro. 🙂
Beautiful Cathy! I’m from Hawaii and appreciate the tribute to Iz. And I agree. I think in the end we know what’s best. Everything else is just sugar coating and chocolate sprinkles. Nice, but not necessary.
I am not surprised to hear you are from Hawaii, Brandi. You have that beautiful soul of the culture. Thanks for the nice comment, Brandi.