… confronting the brutal facts…

…. , deciding which action should be taken, weighing the possible consequences and deal with it…

It snows in Austria and I don’t sound surprised anymore… Complaining the other day to a Swedish friend, he just replied - Snow in Austria? No shit… Then I realised: - what is the probability that there wouldn’t be snow in Austria, considering Austria is intimately connected with ski-slopes, mountains and after-ski… I didn’t really believe snow would keep out of my property, did I ? Duh?!

If you decide to ignore the facts, there is no way in a hundred moons you will be prepared for what you are up against and you will fail. There are things in life you can’t influence (like the weather if you don’t have a direct line to the weather Gods), however some actions along the line can turn the result and consequences into something we all can live with.

As an example to make it simple:

Fact: Since early morning it has been snowing and the result is that the front porch and parking lot is full of snow.

Action: None

Consequence: Someone can slip, fall and break something

Result: The possibility of getting  a fine is rather probable and the person effected will be in agony and pain and the end of the day I need to shovel the snow anyway.

If I choose action: - shovel snow even though it will never be one of my most joyful activities. The consequence is far more positive, at least I can deal with pains in my muscles,I avoid someone slipping and the probability of getting sued has drastically reduced, not mentioning it actually looks rather nice with a tidy front-yard.

So deal with the brutal facts and get those actions lined up, speaking of which, I need to do some shoveling again.

So long - stay tuned

/S

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