You’ve got plans. You’re going to go places and do things. It is going to be a great day. Then…it starts raining. Plans are shot. Bummer.
But is it? Yes, the day’s plans have to be changed, but does it have to be bad? Rainy days can be beautiful. They can be a time to settle in and take a breath rather than busily do other stuff.
When we take a look at the bigger picture, rainy days bring life all around us and, by extension, to us as well. Without rainy days, we wouldn’t have the beauty around us that we can enjoy on the sunny days.
Extend that idea out to our lives as a whole. Some periods in our lives are those “rainy days.” Challenging things happen to us, and just like with the rain, we usually can’t do much about it. However, those challenges also help us to grow. They help us to become the people we are capable of being. Without challenges, we shrivel up and die.
Feel the feelings of the rainy day. Let them flow, but don’t be overwhelmed. Life comes after the rain.
