ll and hold your ground. If it strikes at your heartstrings, then this should bring you to examine the circumstances and maybe, just maybe, the illusion you were under was starting to unravel and you would have really been destroyed later on down the road. If it Seasons change and the weather goes along for the ride. Sometimes the heat is so oppressive you can literally fry an egg on your driveway. At other times, there is not enough warm blankets and quilts to keep the chill out. This is all a natural process, but the cold wind can blow in many ways, in your life and in mine.

People talk about a "cold shoulder" or a "cold heart" and everyone seems to know what this means. What if a cold wind blows through your life at any given point and you may or may not be expecting it, or even be prepared for it? What does a person do to fend off the ill effects of such a cold spell?

Whether in private life or in corporate life, the cold wind will blow and it will rustle up some emotions, not to mention paperwork and even ideas and concepts. If you look at such a squall as a "natural" part of the seasons of everyday life, then you don't need to be prepared or even lay in a supply of warm snuggly underwear. What you do need is to open your mind and spirit and let the wind do what it will and you stand tall and hold your ground. If it strikes at your heartstrings, then this should bring you to examine the circumstances and maybe, just maybe, the illusion you were under was starting to unravel and you would have really been destroyed later on down the road. If it

wind can blow in many ways, in your life and in mine.

People talk about a "cold shoulder" or a "cold heart" and everyone seems to know what this means. What if a cold wind blows through your life at any given point and you may or may not be expecting it, or even be prepared for it? What does a person do to fend off the ill effects of such a cold spell?

Whether in private life or in corporate life, the cold wind will blow and it will rustle up some emotions, not to mention paperwork and even ideas and concepts. If you look at such a squall as a "natural" part of the seasons of everyday life, then you don't need to be prepared or even lay in a supply of warm snuggly underwear. What you do need is to open your mind and spirit and let the wind do what it will and you stand tall and hold your ground. If it strikes at your heartstrings, then this should bring you to examine the circumstances and maybe, just maybe, the illusion you were under was starting to unravel and you would have really been destroyed later on down the road. If it

ven be prepared for it? What does a person do to fend off the ill effects of such a cold spell?

Whether in private life or in corporate life, the cold wind will blow and it will rustle up some emotions, not to mention paperwork and even ideas and concepts. If you look at such a squall as a "natural" part of the seasons of everyday life, then you don't need to be prepared or even lay in a supply of warm snuggly underwear. What you do need is to open your mind and spirit and let the wind do what it will and you stand tall and hold your ground. If it strikes at your heartstrings, then this should bring you to examine the circumstances and maybe, just maybe, the illusion you were under was starting to unravel and you would have really been destroyed later on down the road. If it

you look at such a squall as a "natural" part of the seasons of everyday life, then you don't need to be prepared or even lay in a supply of warm snuggly underwear. What you do need is to open your mind and spirit and let the wind do what it will and you stand tall and hold your ground. If it strikes at your heartstrings, then this should bring you to examine the circumstances and maybe, just maybe, the illusion you were under was starting to unravel and you would have really been destroyed later on down the road. If it ll and hold your ground. If it strikes at your heartstrings, then this should bring you to examine the circumstances and maybe, just maybe, the illusion you were under was starting to unravel and you would have really been destroyed later on down the road. If it strikes a worthwhile project you had conceived that would have meant a promotion or at least a pat on the back, the papers strewn about just may reveal a flaw in your fine plan and it may be able to be remedied and be better than it was orginally.

The point is that even the cold winds of life should not cause the roof to cave in. What it should do is shake you up a bit so that steps can be restructured, facts re-examined, and relationships given a once over. In the long run, the sun will come out and the heat of the moment will take your breath away. You won't even remember the cold icy fingers that caused a commotion way back - when was that? Just hang on tight, button up your defenses, and stand tall. You will survive, and the learning experience is worth the single digit temperatures for the opportunities it opens and the blast of "new" that was just what was needed. ENJOY!

©Arleen M. Kaptur January, 2007