Nature is soo clever … makes you want to laugh
Simultaneously subtle and clever
She sends messages that reverberate for days and days
Pridefully cranking up the Toro snow blower after 2 years
Of on again, off again performance,
I followed this gem of an invention down the driveway
Snow funneling out the chute at warp speed
Proud as a 12 year old with a new toy
WHAM ! IN MY FACE: A CLOUD OF COLD ICY SNOW
Smashed into me like a gallon of frozen ice water
Shivering, shaking, cussing the snow off my eyes
Where did that wake up call come from?
What was the message?
IN YOUR FACE!!
Here on the Great Plains it is a humbling wake up call
Don’t be proud and haughty – be considerate and measured.
In a business sense – a verbal finger pointing – interpreted
as a direct put down-a challenge
Feels t like a gallon of frozen ice water dumped on your adversary’s face.
Be wary when the shock of the cold H2O wears off
There is retribution –exponentially greater, more severe to come
Another message from Mother Nature – dissing someone
Can result in serious negative backlash: physically and verbally
By comparison, challenging your contemporaries with civility has its rewards
For the sender and receiver……
Mother nature’s wake up call also communicated the
Value of directly facing cold, hard facts.
Having analyzed the wind direction in advance , I could have easily minimized the
Amount of snow crashing into me.
And so it is with “ In Your Face” strategies: Taking time to hesitate, maneuver,
And then deliver our message with more tact, understanding, and love as opposed to
direct unbending confrontation helps us to avoid the predictable negative backlash
Isn’t nature astounding – she gets our attention – one way or the other.
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