Flat, cold, and snowy

As I look out my office window I can see the

snow falling... yet again. At least it's putting a fresh

coating on the dirty piles of snow that have yet to

melt from the last 2 major storms. Looking at the

surf forecast for the next week or so here in NJ doesn't

exactly fill me with excitement. It's going to be flat...again.

It's been flat, cold, and snowy for way too long this winter.

Not much joy amongst the local crew.

Seems to me that people are coping with all this in a few

observable ways. Some are putting their heads down and

trudging along, doing what they have to do. They are kind

of stoic, not really complaining. They are just putting one

foot in front of the other and moving along. Than there are

those who accept their fate making the best of what they can't

change. They're heading to the nearby mountains where the

snow and conditions are amazing. Than there are those who seem

to be able to do little but complain. It's almost as if they have

given up, given in to depression. I'm not at all a fan of flat, cold,

or snow but I'm lucky enough to be able to escape.

With winter, like all the other stressors in life, there are really

only 3 things we ever can do to cope - 1) remove the stressor;

2) remove ourselves; or, 3) learn to cope as best we can as to not

let the stressor get to us. Which way are you choosing to cope

with the flat, cold, and snow? Is it working for you?