snow and sedatives

So, yesterday was a great day.  Snow came in Monday night… then iced over and we had a snow day here in Morehead.  From what I understand, snow days are few and far between in the college world but yesterday we got one… and it was spectacular.  My mind started rolling as I remembered a thought from a book I have been reading.  Wm. Paul Young, author of The Shack says this in the first chapter of his book.

“There is something joyful about storms that interrupt routine.  Snow or freezing rain suddenly releases you from expectation, performance demands, and the tyranny of appointments and schedules.  And unlike illness, it is largely a corporate rather than individual experience.  One can almost hear a unified sigh rise from the nearby city and surrounding countryside where Nature has intervened to give respite to the weary humans slogging it out with in her purview.  All those affected this way are united by a mutual excuse, and the heart is suddenly and unexpectedly a little giddy.  There will be no apologies needed for not showing up to some commitment or other.  Everyone understands and shares in this singular justification, and the sudden alleviation of the pressure to produce makes the hear merry.”

I don’t really expect to be able to add anything else to the well written, poetic words of Young, but rather I simply want to agree.  It is amazing to me how truly relaxing and rejuvenating a snow day can be.  Its almost as if you lose all sense of responsibility… not to say you become irresponsible… but rather the whole concept of responsibility ceases to exist.  Nothing is expected of you… you are free to relax.

Many times you are confined to a single building or that which is in walking distance, and with that, the reality sets in that it is physically impossible to “go out and do” and again… you realize the freedom to relax.

So… all this to say, relaxing is good, snow is good… and the two go together brilliantly.  Yesterday was a good day.