"Sometimes we just have to shed the skin that has been tainted by life's frustrations and disappointments. There is power in saying "that's enough" and doing something about it!"
I wrote this to Christy on Facebook today. After it fell from my finger tips I just looked at it, I think that's my life's motto.
There is so much in life to be appreciated, there is so much in life to disappoint. We are taught to dream, to desire, to hope and to try. But not all dreams are reached, our desires can reap things we did not expect, the breaking of hope can lead us to fear… but there is something to be said of trying. Not just once, cause that would be "tried", but trying again and again and again. The clouds that hide the sun are not so different from our unpleasant thoughts and experiences that cast shadows on the beauty of our lives. Much like this St. Louis spring, it can feel like the rain will never stop, that clouds will never break and that the warmth of summer will never come. But it does, and it will.
When the sun was warm and bright a few days ago, Dexter and I took a long walk zig zagging thru the neighborhood, letting his nose lead the way… I noticed so many beautiful flowers, heard the heart lifting laughter of people working or playing in their yards, smelt bbq, and felt the soft breeze… and I thought “I’m ready for this”. Dexter & I have been feeling a touch of cabin fever in our studio apartment with few windows, feeling deprived of fresh air and sunshine. After that long walk I decided rain or shine, we will no longer feel like prisoners. Hell, if the birds can still sing in the rain I can at least have my windows open to hear them.
Though I’m bundled up much more than I usually choose and sipping on a hot chocolate to keep warm as the rain beats down just inches from my open patio door, I don’t feel as confined by the unfortunate circumstances of the day. Dexter who usually wears a pitiful face when expected to relieve himself in the rain is now darting in and out make the neighborhood aware that he’s on watch. Hearing him shaking his coat free of rain drops brings a smile to my face, it is a much sweeter sound than the groan he usually releases as he lays down on his bed after yet another lap around the apartment.
It is rarely easy to break free of whatever misfortunes that have taken your free spirit prisoner. It’s well known that the weather can affect the mood we carry, just as much as the frustrations of life can rob us of the smile we once wore without even realizing. We can fight thru with positive thinking and attempts to put the attitude in check, but sometimes it takes even more action than that. Happiness is worth fighting for.
“There is power in saying “that’s enough” and doing something about it”
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