Rainy Days
I rather enjoy rainy days, snuggled up, cozy and warm, listening to the raindrops falling gently on the house, windows slightly open, a cool breeze sweeping in. There is something hypnotic about the sound of rain, soothing, comforting, calming to the soul.
A perfect day to meditate and gain appreciation for what was and what is. Learning and recognizing that this moment is the only thing we have, to be grateful for every moment and never take them each one for granted. I do that, I take moments and ignore them, too busy trying to look ahead and figure out what's next. What's next might never come, it's not promised, it's not guaranteed. Slowly I am learning that right now, I have to live in each breath.
Like rain washes away the dust of yesterday, I need to allow the universe to wash away the pain of the past. I cannot forget, yet I must not keep reliving it as though it is the now. I must accept and learn from my past, hold the good parts dear to me and allow the rain to wash away the bad.
I must stop looking at my reflection in the puddles, I must stop looking down. I need to hold my head high and allow the rain to wash away my tears. Hold myself up with confidence that today is my day, today is all I have and today, I will live.
When your littlest child looks at you with concern and says "mama, you look sad, why are you so sad?", it is time to make sure that even on the rainy days, you are the sunshine for those you love.
Today, I make the conscious decision to be the light, to brighten even the darkest days, to shine even when I don't feel the sun.
I am so grateful for the people in my life who hold me up in thoughts and prayers, who want only the best for me. God has allowed me to feel sorrow so that He can build me stronger and better. We cannot grow without the rain, we cannot thrive without the sun, like a lotus that blooms only out of the mud, I will bloom out of my pain.
A perfect day to meditate and gain appreciation for what was and what is. Learning and recognizing that this moment is the only thing we have, to be grateful for every moment and never take them each one for granted. I do that, I take moments and ignore them, too busy trying to look ahead and figure out what's next. What's next might never come, it's not promised, it's not guaranteed. Slowly I am learning that right now, I have to live in each breath.
Like rain washes away the dust of yesterday, I need to allow the universe to wash away the pain of the past. I cannot forget, yet I must not keep reliving it as though it is the now. I must accept and learn from my past, hold the good parts dear to me and allow the rain to wash away the bad.
I must stop looking at my reflection in the puddles, I must stop looking down. I need to hold my head high and allow the rain to wash away my tears. Hold myself up with confidence that today is my day, today is all I have and today, I will live.
When your littlest child looks at you with concern and says "mama, you look sad, why are you so sad?", it is time to make sure that even on the rainy days, you are the sunshine for those you love.
Today, I make the conscious decision to be the light, to brighten even the darkest days, to shine even when I don't feel the sun.
I am so grateful for the people in my life who hold me up in thoughts and prayers, who want only the best for me. God has allowed me to feel sorrow so that He can build me stronger and better. We cannot grow without the rain, we cannot thrive without the sun, like a lotus that blooms only out of the mud, I will bloom out of my pain.
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