Heat Anxiety/Global Warming

I think that this summer I'll be able to deal with the heat a lot better than summers in the past, because I have figured out a good method of keeping myself cool: do everything I can to keep my heart rate down. To do this I'm going to do things that seem obvious to me, like dress in light fabrics, and not exert myself too much physically when I'm not in an air-conditioned environment; but I'm also going to do things that seem less obvious to me, such as not let myself get tensed and stressed out, making sure I'm relaxed, confident and happy, so I don't start worrying myself into a heart-racing frenzy. When I'm walking around I'm going to focus on deep, slow breathing, instead of fast, shallow breathing.

Today it was 90-92 degrees here in Columbus (or so I heard), and I felt pretty good. I told myself that I would enjoy the heat, and I did all the things that I described above, and as a result I really did enjoy it.

You know, I didn't always hate the heat (though I do remember many a sleepless summer night when I was a kid), but when realized that the summers were getting hotter because of global warming, I started to get very anxious and angry when it began to get hot out: hot days would fill me with nervous apprehension, while cooler days would reassure me, and make me think that maybe everything was alright. I began to watch the weather for signs of cooling and heating, my anxiety level adjusting itself accordingly. Now I feel just the opposite: because global warming is inevitable, and things are just gonna get hotter from here on out, I might as well get used to it, and figure out ways to be happy and functional in the heat. I'm not helping anyone by being freaked-out and ineffectual for 3-5 months every year, neither myself, my fellow humans, or the earth itself.