| Does good weather affect our attitude towards life? | | | | are frustrated and aggravated by a far to heavy |
| I would answer thatquestion with a resounding Yes. | | | | work load. The onlythought in your mind is; I need to |
| If you begin to reflect on the many times in which | | | | go outside. When you finally get that chance to |
| goodweather has soothe and calmed our souls; we | | | | gooutside, you are so relieved; It is almost as if you |
| would all have to agree that good weatherdoes | | | | have step into another dimension, Youfeel your mind |
| influence and affect our attitudes. Or, think about the | | | | and body begin to unravel and unwind. An amazing |
| many times you may haveheard somebody say take | | | | thing begins happenwhile you are outside; your inner |
| him or her outside so, they can cool off. There is | | | | battery begins to recharge so that you can face |
| somethingabout the open atmosphere that frees the | | | | anotherfew hours at the grind stone. I sometimes |
| pent up soul. Or think about the time whenpeople | | | | manage get in a laugh or two in with myco-workers. |
| find themselves very upset, What do they do? | | | | The whole experience is enhanced by the presence |
| Sometimes they take a long driveway out in the | | | | of a bright and sunnyday. But, to be honest with |
| country where it is scenery, calm and peaceful. Or | | | | you, when it come to work, any break outside is a |
| after a very stressfuland exhausting day at work, | | | | realblessing and well appreciated. |
| there is nothing that can compare with a long slow | | | | Who can ever forget a family reunion, when the |
| andunwinding walk after a hard days work. | | | | weather was just prefect andeverybody, and I mean |
| I can't even count the number of times in my life, | | | | everybody was in a good mood and had a good |
| after church on Sunday, when wewould leave the | | | | attitude. Thebright sunny surrounding on these |
| church front doors and enter into the brightness on | | | | occasions made the whole affair even more beautiful. |
| Yahweh's greatoutdoors. It was than and still is a | | | | You look around, and admire your family and |
| beautiful and uplifting end to an excellent day of | | | | relatives. Uncle Joe on the Barbecue,older cousins |
| worship. And, one is overwhelmed with the feeling | | | | trying to re live their high school basketball days on |
| that everything is right with the world. | | | | the court, youngerfamily members talking about their |
| Even our many social activities are greatly influenced | | | | growing up experiences and the elders, male |
| by the weather thataccompanies the day of the | | | | andfemale talking about who is sick and who has |
| special event. For example, a picnic is so much | | | | pass on and who has moved back to thehome place. |
| enjoyable ona bright and sunny day. The people at | | | | These times and events are forever engrained in the |
| the picnic are more friendly and general in | | | | memory when good weather and good attitude have |
| muchhappier moods when the event is favored with | | | | given their stamp of approval on the whole affair. |
| pleasant weather. Also, the kids playmore | | | | Good weather plays a big part in our attitudes, and |
| exuberantly and get along much better. Everyone | | | | often shapes our general feelingand moods. I can |
| who attends such a picnic willhave a special treasured | | | | think of many experiences, that were immensely |
| memory that will be cherished the rest of there lives. | | | | added to by the favorof a pleasant day. I can say in |
| When it comes to good weather, one only needs to | | | | all honesty, that for me, good weather means |
| think about some of those days atwork when you | | | | goodattitude. |