Snow came early this year, I mean really, we should be ready in November, but overall, there is an unwritten agreement that November snow is too early, December is wondrous and then anytime in January we start to complain that it’s hanging around. The snow has an immediate effect on those of us that have a vehicle, if we do not already have them, we are in a rush to get our snow tires on. This week I have heard many stories of people making appointments, visiting garages overrun with tire changes and lamenting not being able to get an appointment. We know the snow will arrive, we know it’s a task that needs doing, however, this is an event that immediately propels us into motion. Are there other things in our lives like this? Perhaps the illness of a close friend or relative spurs us on to make a healthy change? Maybe the neighbour being broken into, launches us into a home security mission? Or a speeding ticket slows us down for a good long while in our driving. We have so much to worry about, handle, do and plan, it becomes so hard to get it all into our weeks. I met one person this week who said, I simply put my snow tires on at Remembrance Day and take them off at Easter, I do not wait for the weather to remind me. I admire that kind of planning. They say that one the secrets of Steve Jobs was that he worked intentionally to limit his choices, for instance he did not deviate very often from one outfit, thus eliminating the choice of what to wear. When we let our planning be influenced by the external, we may always feel stressed or behind. Is there one thing we can just book, just get done or pare down in choices that would smooth out the busyness? Let’s get ahead of the snow, lets work out a way to have a smoother ride in all weather.
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