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This morning while sitting around the breakfast table eating our cereal, we turned on the weather channel to see what was in store for today.  Our goal was to see the days forecast in order to know if Dear Son would need pants or shorts when dressing for school this morning, however I gained a lot more then expected from the conversation with Dear Son.

Here is how the conversation went with Dear Son and myself…

Son: What are you watching?
Me: The weather to see what it is going to be like outside today.
Son: What did they say?
Me: Well, it is going to be sunny today, but a bit chilly so you need pants for school.
Son: But it is cloudy outside, not sunny!?! There are lots of clouds everywhere…
Me: You are correct.

Do we really get so consumed in needing others to tell us what we need and how life is, that we forget to just look around, forgetting to observe the obvious and observe our surroundings?

I was so consumed in believing the TV and a weather man could tell me all I needed to know, that I did not even use my own given instincts to see what was around me to tell me it was cloudy.  If only we could get back to the basics of believing in ourselves and the talents we were given from birth, our instincts and our ability to observe life would be much simpler.