There's a winter song, In the Bleak Midwinter, that describes the cold short days with beautiful similes such as "earth stood hard as iron" and "water like a stone". The melody floats and carries lightly on the air while the harmonies support it throughout the song - sometimes in perfect thirds, sometimes with dissonance.
But if you only judge a song by its title, you'd never hear it. You would focus on the bleak and turn away, thinking enough of winter as there's no joy in the cold or snow. If you turn away from this because of one word out of four, it isn't hard to imagine the focus you place on other things, various events, or the viewpoint you employ every day.
You would be missing something pleasant and enjoyable - and if you do this for a song, think of all the other things that you miss. You set the stage for your own path. Arguably, some believe we are predestined while others say choosing our direction is possible. Even if we are predestined, choosing your attitude will improve the travel toward your own greatness... and the others around you will be very appreciative, too.
Just look at this panda (below) enjoying the time midwinter, creatively figuring out a way to play. The panda knows it won't escape the snow, and likely realizes it won't escape it's enclosure. But choosing to enjoy what's before it gives it a much happier existence than moping around huddled in a corner waiting for spring.
Develop your focus on happier things, and you'll be able to begin see yourself as halfway through a winter period rather than immersed in the bleak surroundings. With the market fluctuations and businesses changing all around us, we need to shift our perceptions - something we can control - rather than expecting to impact the many other variables that surround us.
http://mashable.com/2016/01/15/toronto-zoo-panda-plays-in-snow/#doJlkQ7OfGqD
