Dealing with cold temperatures includes warmer clothes and bedding, furnaces and fireplaces, plus clearing sidewalks and roadways. Down south, we are told to protect people, pets, plants, and pipes. The homeless need shelter, pets need to come inside, tropical plants are covered with fabric and plastic, and exposed pipes need insulation.
Dealing with other sources of cold unrelated to temperatures may be more complicated. We can get quite a chill when someone seems indifferent to our needs, gives us the cold shoulder, or intentionally tries to disconnect or even "punish" us. We may blame them for their behavior and/or think we may have caused their reaction. Sometimes we can do something to break the ice; sometimes the situation requires both parties to warm up the relationship.
Be sure you are not putting up a cold front. Try to add a little layer of warmth to those around you. Smile, talk, hug, keep an open heart and mind, empathize, and help when possible. There is no advantage to giving off a chilly demeanor which causes others to see you as cold.
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