Every spring I get a surge of energy. It seems almost like it is everywhere. The good, well nicer weather, the Sun is warmer and out longer, tulips begin to make an appearance, and the ‘let’s get outside’ vibe is sending the tingles. But with every spring, it must rain. In fact, sometimes it pours. It can be gloomy and cold, with either sprinkles all day or some pretty sizeable showers for what seems like eternity. You crave getting outside but are still trapped inside for half of it. Once the storms dissipate though, almost always the flowers bloom and the warmth of the sun and the spring vibes take over.
Life is similar. Almost always, no matter who you are, where you come from, your past, your present or your future, you will live through a storm or two. It will seem endless and exhausting, gloomy and bleak. But in all cases, yes, I truly believe all cases, the storm will pass, and the flowers and sunshine will come. Not to say that whatever storm you were just in doesn’t carry over in some way, either changing you as a person or the dynamics of your daily life. But the feeling of gloom and doom will begin to shift and that time, that chapter, that storm in your life will begin to change and form something beautiful.
Some of us have chapters of our lives with such great loss. Loss of a loved one, loss of a relationship, a job, health, etc. and that time is painful. At times, you can find yourself so exhausted, feeling there is no way to dig yourself out of this rut, or that you will ever truly find happiness again because the loss feels just too great. In most cases, if the loss IS that great it will forever change you. A divorce for instance changes your perception of relationships, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Divorce can also change the way you live your life, your priorities, and in most cases your living situation. Someone who suffers through a loss of life of someone they care for, God forbid a child, a Mother or Father, Sister or a Brother, a Husband or a Wife, will certainly forever change them. They will forever carry that pain in their heart and miss them probably every day thereafter. These losses are great, the storm they cause as they heal from the loss can seem even greater and never ending. But I promise that storm will too pass. Every storm at some point passes and in most cases a rainbow will show its colors, or the sun will find its way to shine through.
Spring has many rainy days but every May the flowers begin to bloom. Take whatever chapter in your life that you are in and be thankful if you are enjoying the blooming tulips and lilies. If your chapter is seemingly difficult or never ending filled with what appears to be nothing but cloudy days, just know that at some point the weather will turn and the sunshine will find its way back to you.
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