EL NINO/LA NINA: NATURE’S LESSONS

What is El Nino? It is a climate pattern that starts with warm water building up in the tropical Pacific west of South America. This happens every three to seven years or so.

Normally, the trade winds push warm water away from the coast there, allowing cooler water to surface. But when the trade winds weaken, water near the equator can heat up, and that can have all kinds of effects through what are known as teleconnections. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html

Now we are in La Nina, which means a cooling of the ocean waters. The forecasters are predicting a record number of hurricanes. La Nina occurs about every 3-5 years.

• Our perspective determines our happiness. “It takes sunshine and rain to make a rainbow.” (Roy T. Bennett)
• Be grateful and present in the now. Accept life for what it is now.
• Accept that we have no control over the weather; only our reaction to it.
• By working together, massive changes can be made. “A snowflake is fragile, but look what at what they can do when they stick together.” (Vesta M. Kelly)
• Life is like the seasons: ups and downs. Don’t let the current season define who you are.
• Change is inevitable and each day is different with lessons from which to learn.

If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm. (Frank Lane)

The weather is cyclic. Our lives are cyclic. Whether el nino or la nina, each day is a blessing.