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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus

I think the depth of winter relates to a dark time in life when it seems that you can't go on, that the weight of life's difficulties are too much to bear.  And, I think that the invincible summer slumbers within everyone, and is awakened when it dawns on you that, yes, you can do this.  We are all stronger than we believe so let's put winter away and start living our invincible summer.

Albert Camus, Nobel prize winning author, journalist and philosopher was the second youngest person to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.  Camus died in a car accident in 1960 at the age of 46.   

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.  - Albert Einstein

Our lives are made up of three parts, the past, the present and the future.  We look back at the past to see where we made mistakes and learn from them.  The present is today and we live it well and fully, paving the way for our future.  Asking questions and seeking out the answers is part of this process and keeps us fresh and vital.  Live, love, learn and keep growing.

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Don't let the past steal your present.  

- Cherralea Morgen

Here are a few things to remember as we move into the new year.  

Write 2014 on your checks and correspondence (assuming anyone still uses paper). 

Strengthen your resolve to be a happier, healthier, more confident you.

And most importantly, put away any things from the past year that brought you sadness or pain.  That is behind you. Remember the good and release the bad.  Don't dwell on what made you sad, angry or resentful.  Every new day of every year is a gift.  Give your present the attention it deserves.

Webbed Feet and Feathers

The sunny South hasn't been so sunny lately.  This is the view from my front door this morning.  Not unlike many other days this winter.  There were 13 strategically placed rainy days in December.  

Note the 3 Saturdays and 4 Sundays!  Lovely!  Not too bad, though, considering there were 19 days with above normal daytime temps.  Now to be honest, not all of this rain fell during daylight hours, and we have no drought concerns for the moment, but seriously...every weekend?  

And then there's January with 4 rainy days already, and all but 2 days the low temps have been below average.  But do you think we got any snow?  All the moisture dries up before the cold air arrives.  We are either freezing or floating.

I won't complain (too much) because compared to other parts of the country, the winter is balmy and fairly typical for our area.  No sub-zero temperatures and no wind chills equal to my age.

But would it be too much to ask for a little snow?  I'd trade my webbed feet and feathers for some snow boots and mittens.

So how's your weather - too hot, too cold, too much snow (or not enough)?