Moonrise 13Moon Digital Magazine Volume 1, Number 5 - June 15 2015 | Page 2

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There’s Power in the

OONRISE!

Here’s to Rainbows and Green Grass...

I’m sitting here drinking my umpteenth cup of tea, and watching raindrops trace
their way down the glass outside. It’s been a
very stormy and wet Spring, and I’d love to
look out the windows and see lots of green,
fruiting and flowering plants. But I guess I’ll
have to wait awhile.
Instead of focusing on what’s not going my
way right now, I should be showing gratitude
that this bounty of rain allows the grass to
stay vivid green. And, I have to admit, it’s
been nice to enjoy the beautiful flowers
and gardens blooming all around me. It’s
easier to clear my own yard because there’s
no struggle with the weeds and noxious
vegetation which keep showing up. Since the
ground is so saturated with moisture, I can
gently pluck the offenders.
Life is like that. We go through struggles with every attempt at growth. Some days
the sun is shining and we go along merrily along the way, with nothing to interfere
in our successes and then, out of nowhere, here comes to hail and thunderstorm
to chop us to bits and send us running for cover. By the time the storm ends, we’re
pretty shredded – whatever dignity we may have had is now in tatters and we’re
looking pretty raggedy around the edges.
So, I think it’s time for a mind shift. Instead of thinking about all the negative
connotations about rain, let’s focus and have gratitude for the magic elixir of
life which will feed, nourish and re-energize. Today’s tatters will be tomorrows
beautiful, bountiful harvest. So what if Spring’s a bit delayed. I’ll happily jump
into Summer! Good things are worth waiting for – at least from where I sit. Yes,
the day of first fruits may be pushed back a bit, but that doesn’t mean we won’t
taste success. Blessings!