When is it too cold?

The surf here in NJ was as good as it gets this past Monday.

Waves were overhead, the wind was offshore, and despite the

relative cold (air in the mid 30's) those of us who surfed won't

be soon forgetting the day. How can you forget big, spitting

barrels with relatively empty line-ups?

Unfortunately an "arctic blast" has taken over much of the

eastern half of the country. Here in NJ by Tuesday we had

temperatures in the 20's with wind chills in the single digits.

Tuesday's surf wasn't bad at all, stomach high with offshore

winds. A few hard core souls were out braving the frigid wind chills.

The ocean temperature isn't horrible (upper 40's) but single

digit wind chills? Too cold for me. Maybe it's that I just returned

from almost 3 weeks in Puerto Rico and am going back in a month

or so. Maybe it's my advancing age? Maybe it's wisdom? Who

really knows. All I know is that it's too cold for me.

I have gotten to the place in my life where I know what I will

and will not do, what is acceptable and not acceptable.

I've become much more mindful and that's not a bad thing. Are you

doing what you want? Can you determine when it's too cold or when

something doesn't fit into your life's plan? Knowing is a great thing

in that it can guide your actions and help you get what you want in your life.