2-2-2018

Mary’s Minute

Happy Groundhog Day!  I know the day is rooted in a European tradition brought to America to “predict” the weather, but in modern folklore it is also associated with the Bill Murray movie and the notion of doing something over and over until we get it right.  The movie places the character in a time warp where he repeats February 2^nd over and over, and only breaks the cycle after he has made important changes in his life and used the lessons learned for good.  The character is not happy with his predicament and at times feels like his actions are meaningless and without consequence.  Eventually, he uses the phenomena to improve himself and to help others. 

The idea of time standing still until we get something right seems appealing to me.  Time does not stand still, but fortunately in life we do get to continually learn and grow and make changes.  Unlike Bill Murray’s character, Phil Connors, the calendar page continually flips in our lives, but like Phil we can use experiences to make ourselves better.

Also, we wake up each morning and must accept the consequences of our yesterdays, so although we can learn and grow, we cannot erase the consequences of our past. 

It is pretty deep stuff for a comedy!  I think it has a lot of great lessons for us to learn.  Back to the original Groundhog Day, let’s hope winter is almost over!

                                                                         Have a great week!

                                                                                       Mary