We all know that there will be bright sunny days as well as dark cloudy days in our lives. Deep down we understand that we need both, but those cloudy, rainy days can some times get us down. It seems we need to learn to appreciate both the sunshine and the rain.
It feels important to remind ourselves that cloudy days serve a purpose and are not bad, they just are sometimes dark and difficult to get through.
Aside from looking at the positive side of a cloudy day (good day for a nap, the rain waters our plants, the darkness helps us appreciate the light)what can we do? One thing we can do is to make sure to really soak up and enjoy every moment of our sunny days. That way when we are in the middle of cloudiness, can pull up those sunshiny memories and fill our minds with those instead of focusing on the clouds. We can use those memories to remind ourselves that while life seems dark right now, sunshine could be just around the corner.
We may even try learning to look at cloudy days, instead as a time of darkness, as a time of replenishing or maybe even a time of cleansing. Think of the rain falling or the tears we may cry during dark times as cleansing water that is washing away the debris and replenishing dry areas. Without water things tend to get dust covered and shriveled up.
Perhaps we can even begin to find a little joy in the cloudy days and see that through the darkness comes new life. Sometimes in the darkness a whole new world seems to be formed.
Instead of dreading the dark days we could try to learn to flow through them, appreciating them and thinking of brighter days ahead. Maybe we can even learn to dance a little in the puddles that form around us or sing a little tune to brighten things up.
They say into all lives a little rain must fall.
It seems it's up to us whether we want to get stuck in the mud and sink or keep moving and dance through the puddles.
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