"Don't Drive Angry"

One of my favorite lines from the movie “Groundhog Day” is when Bill Murry, as Phil the weatherman, has stolen Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog and intends to commit suicide by driving off a cliff at the quarry.  Along the way he puts the groundhog behind the wheel and as they go barreling through the quarry Phil cautions Punxsutawney “don’t drive angry.”

We seem to be in our own inescapable version of that movie, where each day repeats itself.  Nothing changes, or if there are changes they are so minute we miss their significance. 

In the movie, Phil slowly makes the changes necessary to escape his day.  So too will we, but unlike Phil, I wonder if we will learn the lessons to make tomorrow better?

My advice this winter morning – don’t drive angry.