I’m a big fan of old movies. I love the black and white romances from the 30’s and 40’s. I’m a big fan of old musicals too. There is just something about watching Fred & Ginger dance that makes you forget everything else in the world for those few moments. I get lost in the movements, the story, the dialogue. Back then, they could tell a love story that was actually about love, and not about sex. I miss those days. Not to say I ever knew them, obviously they were a few years before my time. I think I would’ve like living back then. But, I digress.
From time to time I enjoy a good action movie as well. One of my favorite franchises to watch is the Lethal Weapon series. It was in this movie series that I was introduced to the fine, and I’m sure, highly scientific, act of willing things to happen, or, not happen. When Riggs and Murtaugh are trying to overcome their age, they will themselves to not get old. In Lethal Weapon 4, when Riggs is trapped underwater, he wills Murtaugh to his location so he can be saved. It’s brilliant.
Two weeks ago I decided it was time to do a little willing of my own. So I put away my winter coat, crammed the sweatshirts to the back of closet, and busted out the short sleeves and Spring jackets. I decided I was going to defy Winter and will it to be Spring.
The temperature nose dived to -20C the first night of my new venture. I left the radio station at midnight, wearing a short sleeved shirt and a Spring Jacket. My windshield was frosted, flurries were in the air, and I was pretty much convinced that I was little more than an idiot.
I am not one to be easily defeated when I have my mind made up about something. Under normal, intelligent circumstances, I suppose this would be an admirable quality. When it comes to matters of nature though, it ranks up there with glow in the dark combat gear, ham flavored massage lotion, and solar powered flashlights as an all time epic failure!
I am not deterred though. I’m still sporting short sleeves. I’m still cloaked in a Spring Jacket. In fact, on days when the sun is shining I’ve even caught myself rolling down the window while I drive to work. What I have decided is that it’s all a state of mind!
I may not be able to will Spring to come any quicker, although I could work on some kind of a bribe with a certain groundhog for next year, but I can choose how I trek through the final days of Winter. That’s not to say that any good will come from quite literally freezing my butt off. However, if I focus on milder temperatures, short sleeves, walks along the riverside, the sparkling reflection of a morning dew, and the rainbow of colors from all those fresh April flowers, I will certainly have less time to be miserable waiting for Winters curtain call.
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