Is the snow stopping you?

I was watching my dog in the snow this morning. It's the first snowfall of the year and we got 6 inches, which of course drifts and collects right where the dog goes in the yard. So here he is, barely awake, really needs to relieve himself, and there is snow up to his belly. So what does he do? He walks around a bit, clearing snow by walking through it, then does what he came here to do.

How often does snow pile up in our lives? You've been looking forward to a vacation and something goes wrong. You were really excited about your new business and it was harder than you expected. You very much want this relationship to grow and you find obstacles. That's just snow piling up in our lives. We can choose what we do next.

We can go back inside and hide under the covers, waiting for it to melt.
We can walk through it to get where we want to go.
We can shovel it out of our way.
We can put on snow shoes and walk on top.

What do you really want? What snow is in your yard? What are you going to do with it?