Tuesday was unseasonably warm in central Pennsylvania. Instead of a crisp fall day, it was a sunny 78 degrees Fahrenheit.

Midday, I saw a few people dressed in long flannel sleeves and puffy, warm vests. As though they were dressing for the season, not the present conditions. Clothed for the calendar, not the weather.

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Sometimes our expectations don’t align with reality. We can stick to our initial thinking — like what we decided to wear before we read the forecast — or we can adjust.

We don’t always need to be stubborn.