As I lay here on this crumb-covered air mattress, on the back porch of my rural New Hampshire apartment complex, I can't help but notice the sting my bare feet receive from the cold air.  Nature's warning signs of harsher weather to come are usually my only motivation to go back inside, and as the sun sets, nature tells me that its temperature will only decrease.  Mother nature always speaks to me, and for that, I thank her.  "Lyndsey, feel that painful numbing in your toes? That's me telling you that the river water is still too cold to jump in.  Wait until mid-May.."... "Lyndsey, notice how you can't see the road anymore? Do you see any paths to guide you otherwise? No.  I don't care how tempting these trees are, they don't know how to take care of a human in need.  Turn back." ...
Thank God for warning signs, and for our ability, as humans to receive these signals that unpleasantness is to come.. and even more thanks for our ability to use our sacred Free Will, to make the conscious choice to alter our current situations in search of comfort and peace.  Free Will is one of the most valuable traits a human soul can possess. 

"And if the old guards still offend
They got nothing left on which you depend
So enlist every ounce
Of your bright blood
And off with their heads

Jump from a book
You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise."
-The Shins