People living in New England have an expression about the weather. “If you don’t like it, wait a minute and it will change!” This year we all seem to be at the mercy of changing, sometimes violent and extreme weather patterns. Some places are experiencing extreme drought and others are awash in too much water. Tornados destroy whole communities and wildfires burn through large expanses of tinder. We are breaking long held records at an astonishing rate. We can’t help but to wonder what is going on..

One could speculate that the extreme weather patterns even mirror chaotic events that are being played out on the world stage. Economies struggle, grassroots demonstrations appear, and governments even topple. At the very least we have to notice that we are in the midst of great change at all levels.

It’s hard to say what is at the root of all this upheaval. Global warming cannot account for political changes and political upheaval does not create global warming. Whatever the causes, I think the New Englander got it right. Hang on folks. Just wait a minute. Things are bound to change.