Like what do they do when it's snowy and cold where they’re from? And of course the answer is always the same: they stay inside. Which is what we do here in the great Sonoran desert when it's too warm. Just reverse the thinking.
But some of our clients have difficulty wrapping their brain around that concept. Even though their longest trip outdoors may be to smoke a cigarette or go to a meeting. The heat is something they find oppressive and irritating - perhaps something else to be restless about.
I try to frame it to them as a time to count our blessings.
For example, look at the homeless. The sweet, perfect months between winter and summer have passed, months where they could comfortably exist outdoors. Now they have to figure how to stay comfortable in a society that doesn't like to share cool air with those who can't pay for it. Where to get water? How to avoid heat prostration? Where to sleep?
We can look at our circumstances based solely upon how we feel - which isn't always productive. Or we can keep things in perspective and make it through what we perceive as an intolerably hot day.
Our choice.
We can look at our circumstances based solely upon how we feel - which isn't always productive. Or we can keep things in perspective and make it through what we perceive as an intolerably hot day.
Our choice.
