It’s the Coldest Day of the Year!

[cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Happy coldest day of the year! Well, at least it’s close to it. January 18th is the last day the earth (in the northern hemisphere) gives off more energy than it retains. From here on it the earth will retain more energy from the sun than it radiates, thus a slow warming trend starts tomorrow. This is good news for people like me who prefer warmer weather to cold.

As I have mentioned before I used to love the cold weather. I would run in short sleeve shirts during the winter, even occasionally in shorts. Now that I am a little older and especially with having MS, I don’t care for the cold as much. I just feel cold and my MS gets bothered by it – not much fun. So now I prefer warmer weather with Spring being my favorite season.

And Spring is coming! Today is the last day of progressively getting colder. I like that, I appreciate very much that we have past the half way point of winter. That in itself is a motivating factor for me. Much like having to do chores I don’t want to do, knowing that I am on the other side of it, having got past the half way point, can keep me going.

Staying motivated, especially in times and situations where it is low, can be a taunting task. To keep those periods from overwhelming me I break things down into smaller segments.  When the winter months approach I look at how much longer until the winter solstice (shortest day of the year), then I look to the coldest day of the year (and the subsequent warming trend). After that I count down to daylight savings time change then the spring equinox. Without breaking the time into smaller pieces I would be looking at 3+ months of cold, dark days – and that can be depressing. As of now I am celebrating that last day of getting colder.

With the warming trend starting tomorrow think about those periods of low motivation and how you got through them. Perhaps you are like me and break it down into smaller, manageable periods, or perhaps you have found a different way. If you do I would love to hear how you make it through periods of low motivation. Until then, stay motivated and happy coldest day of the year!

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