When
we live long enough we can divide our lives in pre and past eras. I have a pre
climate change way of life and a post climate change way of life. Before
climate change I looked forward to seasons. In New York City we had four
seasons every year. In the past decade we can experience all four seasons
within one week. Sometimes it will feel like winter in the morning and spring
by the afternoon. I have to take the weather day by day. I keep a small amount
of clothes in the closet for all seasons. I also have to keep as few things as
possible so that I can move quickly when extreme weather happens. Climate
change forces us to be flexible. I am a veteran of super storm Sandy and
preparation made the situation easier. With climate change I have noticed that
mental flexibility is more important than physical flexibility. You have to be
able to sleep at a shelter, on a friends floor, or any place else. You also
have to be able to live on dry food as well as raw food. I see others falling
to extreme weather events, but we will get used to climate change.
