The Rain & the Rainbows

There are those times when we really think the rain is never going to end. There is so much gloom - outside, inside, within us, and around us. Even the air we breathe is heavy and labors us. Problems are heavy. Our shoulders are heavy and can't bear any more gloom. We are just too tired of it all. It would be nice to go to bed under a weight of warm covers and there hide until the sun comes out, which at this moment we believe, truly believe, that it can't happen. The blankets hold us, secure us, warm us, and provide shelter from the rain, from life, from having to think. Sleep over-comes us, and in that we can be happy. But REALITY is, that the sun does come out. It shines big in the sky, glorious and bright and new days begin every day. A new dawn is there for all of us. What we need to do is want it, invite it, accept it, and rejoice in it. There will always be challenges, and there will always be rain, but there are also beautiful rainbows and warmth from the sun. The earth, and all it's inhabitants, need all of this, the dirt, the rain, the rainbows, the sunshine. If there wasn't dirt, things couldn't grow. If we didn't have rain we couldn't thrive. If we didn't have sunshine we couldn't mature. If you have dirt in your life learn from it, let it feed you. Stand up in the rain and drink it in, let it wash you. Face the sunshine and grow, let it nurture you.

See the rain drop - it isn't really so big. Speak to the storm. See the ladybug - she is so small, but she keeps on keepin' on. She sits in the sunshine.