Mr. Groundhog, I Need My Metaphorical Winter to Be Over

   Photo Credit: David Whitlow

     Tomorrow is Groundhog Day. For some reason, I always thought it was, "Groundhog's Day", you know, with an apostrophe "S". I was wrong.

     Let's all recall what relevance this has for us: 

     "Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end [Resulting in an early Spring]. 

     If on the other hand, it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and winter will continue for six more weeks.^"

^{Credit: Wikipedia.org}

     ^{Mr. Groundhog,  I'm ready for my Spring.  In more ways than one.}

 

Wisdom's Knocking:

"God makes everything beautiful in it's time"- Ecclesiastes 3:11

4.67 Degrees of Separation

    
"According to a study of 5.2 billion such relationships by social media monitoring firm Sysomos, the average distance on Twitter is 4.67. On average, about 50% of people on Twitter are only four steps away from each other, while nearly everyone is five steps away."

     Credits: Wikipedia.org and Sysomos

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     I'm fascinated with this idea that we are only a few degrees/people away from almost anyone on the planet. There are over 6 billion people on this planet and you are far more connected to them than you think.
 
     I think Facebook has truly brought this notion home, especially when you click on a random person's profile and you find out that you have 7 mutual friends. Um. What. Eye-opening.


     We're not just 6 Degrees from Kevin Bacon, but from almost everyone.

Wisdom's Knocking:

You're sphere of influence is far more reaching than you think.