It’s 6:14 a.m. and it’s still snowing. But I am big-time thankful for one thing:
The power was on when I woke up, and may yet go out. But I managed to get my coffee made first.
It’s the little things. Or, for this coffee addict, the huge things.
I also stepped outside and found that in my corner of New England, the snow accumulation was not nearly as bad as predicted. Clean up should be easy here. A lot of folks are without power and got up to 2 feet of snow, particularly west of here. My heart goes out to them.
Whatever the weather outside your door, just remember: It could always be worse and this too shall pass.
My neighborhood got off easy so far, but I’ve lived through many catastrophic storms in my day (The Blizzard of 1978, the 1991 Halloween “Perfect Storm” and the 2008 ice storm, to name a few). After all of them, life moved on and it was all good.
Family and friends always helped us through, making sure we had warm shelter and food, especially in the wake of the 1978 blizzard.
It’s like Mister Rogers’ mother once told him: When bad things happen, watch for the helpers. They always appear.
Take care, folks.