The
tune “April Showers brings May flowers” doesn’t work in Alberta. Instead we sing “June Showers spoil Stampede
Parade . . . maybe”.
It does seem as though the weather swings
more violently and more frequently than in past decades; or am I just getting
old and find time running away on me.
When we first moved to Alberta it seemed that we were usually in a 5 to
7 year trend with weather changes but these past few years it seems as though
it changes within a couple of years, but none of it for the good. Our winters are longer and colder and summers
also shorter and colder. The other day
it was 22C and people were “boiling hot”.
Just as the weather alters so do our
moods, only it is hour by hour and no longer day by day. Our world is so fast paced that our mental
processes simply cannot adjust to all the information we receive which makes us
nervous due to the constant rush of adrenaline we are fed. What do I mean? We are inundated with information no matter
where we turn, on the bus there are posters everywhere, in the elevator there
is a TV screen with moving news, our work is filled with emails, instant
messages and what have you. When we get
home the radio or television pours news at us by the second. And I’m not even taking into account the
tremendous commutes we all have.
When was the last time you spent calm
quality time? I hope it was some time
this week but I suspect not. So when you
find yourself having a wild mood swing, think about the poem “April Showers”
and make up your own rhyme . . . maybe that will bring the pendulum back for
you.
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