I was sitting at the kitchen table looking out the window at the
lake and the sky. It was a cloudy day, threatening rain. I saw a tiny
piece of blue sky, but as I watched it too was covered over by the
clouds. At that moment a though occurred to me.. "Above the clouds the
sun is still shining". Even though we can't see it, we know it is there.
We may say "the sun has disappeared", but in actual fact it is just
covered.
If you have ever flown in a large airplane, you will know this. The weather can be bad on the ground, but as the plane hurtles up and up and up, it eventually bursts through the clouds to the beautiful sunny sky. Through the windows of the plane you can see the sunlight dancing on the tops of the clouds.
Remember back to when you were a child (or when you played with a young child), if something was covered up, it was gone as if it no longer existed. It seems we carry this idea throughout our life in some ways. We worry and fret about things and complain about how they "should be". We forget that clouds are only temporary. Even if they hang around for a week, the sun is still shining above the clouds.
At times we can begin to feel overwhelmed by the clouds in our lives - financial problems, loss of a job, relationship problems. We may allow ourselves to become discouraged, despondent, depleted. We need to remind ourselves that these things are temporary. The sun is still shining even when we can't see it. We just need to be patient, to continue to work at solving the problems, believing things will all work out.
"Into each life some rain must fall" and we need to remember that, just like the earth, we need the rain to grow. Too much sunlight can burn the earth, the flowers, the grass. The clouds offer some protection and the rain refreshes.
Stop and look at the clouds in your life at the moment. Perhaps they are there to keep you from being burned out. Perhaps they are there to help you to slow down, to think about what you are doing and where you are going.
The most important thing is to know and believe that the sun will come out again, that things will get better, that there is hope for the future.
What is hope exactly? Hope is a four letter word that packs a big impact. Hope is what gets us through the difficult times. A part of hope is knowing that there is something better... above the clouds the sun is still shining.
As I was writing this, the clouds began to move apart revealing a band of bright blue sky, allowing the light of the sun to be revealed. And so it is in our lives, gradually the clouds break open, revealing the bright sky above, filling us with light, reminding us once again... above the clouds the sun is still shining.
If you have ever flown in a large airplane, you will know this. The weather can be bad on the ground, but as the plane hurtles up and up and up, it eventually bursts through the clouds to the beautiful sunny sky. Through the windows of the plane you can see the sunlight dancing on the tops of the clouds.
Remember back to when you were a child (or when you played with a young child), if something was covered up, it was gone as if it no longer existed. It seems we carry this idea throughout our life in some ways. We worry and fret about things and complain about how they "should be". We forget that clouds are only temporary. Even if they hang around for a week, the sun is still shining above the clouds.
At times we can begin to feel overwhelmed by the clouds in our lives - financial problems, loss of a job, relationship problems. We may allow ourselves to become discouraged, despondent, depleted. We need to remind ourselves that these things are temporary. The sun is still shining even when we can't see it. We just need to be patient, to continue to work at solving the problems, believing things will all work out.
"Into each life some rain must fall" and we need to remember that, just like the earth, we need the rain to grow. Too much sunlight can burn the earth, the flowers, the grass. The clouds offer some protection and the rain refreshes.
Stop and look at the clouds in your life at the moment. Perhaps they are there to keep you from being burned out. Perhaps they are there to help you to slow down, to think about what you are doing and where you are going.
The most important thing is to know and believe that the sun will come out again, that things will get better, that there is hope for the future.
What is hope exactly? Hope is a four letter word that packs a big impact. Hope is what gets us through the difficult times. A part of hope is knowing that there is something better... above the clouds the sun is still shining.
As I was writing this, the clouds began to move apart revealing a band of bright blue sky, allowing the light of the sun to be revealed. And so it is in our lives, gradually the clouds break open, revealing the bright sky above, filling us with light, reminding us once again... above the clouds the sun is still shining.
Fran Watson is self-employed and has been working for the past 20
years in the employment field. She has developed a number of employment
related resources, writes poetry and short stories, and is a member of
several Toastmasters clubs.
