Positive Ability

Most of us will remember Karen Carpenter singing about Rainy Days and Mondays, and with today’s weather … that song has been playing over and over in my head.

It’s a gray, cool and rainy day here in the Piedmont. The windows are open, the light breeze curling the sheers … the smell of fresh rain filling the house. Mix it all with the sounds of the birds and the crickets … it’s the closest you can get to heaven on earth.

For many a rainy day is almost devastating. It lends itself to depression, poor attention spans, inability to focus … in general, it messes with a person’s drive. But it doesn’t have to!

Sure, it’s inconvenient if you have to go out. It’s not the prettiest color of the sky, nor the best way to have a good hair day! But it’s a great way to get all kinds of things done.

Think! Think! Where’s that ‘to do’ list that you keep shuffling to the bottom of the pile? What’s on it? Clean the fridge? Catch up on laundry? Organize your office? Finish some files? Catch up on your blogging/reading?

So what’s stopping you? Answer ::: YOU are. You’ve decided (yes decided) to allow Mother Nature to control your time. Don’t do it! Mother Nature is an incredible force, but she cannot control you unless you let her.

Take charge! Back away from the computer/television/phone/etc and get busy. Make the most of this down-time. Get all those things marked off your list!

Now! Don’t you feel better? Of course you do ….

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