05/26/2026
When I was a little girl, I remember running outside the second it started to rain. I would spin in circles, hold my hands out to the sky, and try to catch the raindrops with my mouth. I remember the smell of the earth, the feeling of my clothes getting soaked, and how alive it all felt. Rain wasnāt something ābadāā¦ it was something magical.
But somewhere along the way, as I got older, that wonder slowly turned into āUghā¦ itās raining.ā
Like rain became an inconvenience. Something gloomy. Something to complain about.
And I think life can do that to us sometimes. It teaches us to view things through stress, responsibilities, expectations, and discomfort instead of curiosity and presence.
But over the years, I started leaning back into the rain the same way I did as a child.I stopped seeing it as negative and started embracing it again.
Now, I notice how peaceful rain really is. How calming it feels to hear the drops hit the earth, the barn roof, the trees.
How the animals become quieter and softer. How rain washes things clean, itās so purifying. How it slows the world down and invites us to slow down too.
Rain is just as beautiful as the sun. Just in a different way.
And maybe life is like that too.
Sometimes the things we immediately see as ābadā or uncomfortable are not always what they appear to be. Sometimes those moments are the ones that soften us, ground us, teach us, and help us grow.
Maybe we were never meant to avoid every stormā¦Maybe we were meant to learn how to dance in the rain again. ā„ļø
Take a few moments to embrace the rain in the coming daysā¦ you may discover that it isnāt something to rush through or avoid, but something to experience.
Listen to the sound of it hitting the earth. Notice the way the trees sway softer. Breathe in the fresh smell that follows a rainfall. Feel how the world seems to slow down for a moment.
Sometimes the most beautiful parts of life are the things we once viewed as inconvenient.
What if the rain was never meant to ruin the dayā¦Maybe it was meant to remind us to pause, soften, and simply be. āØ
Do you remember a moment in time you shared a memory with the rain? Something that stuck with you? One memory I have is āRelay For Lifeāspent with my family (aunts and cousins) as my āteamā and walking the track throughout the rain all eveningā¦ right into early morningā¦ walking for my grandmother Shirley with fought so hard to ājust liveā throughout her cancer journey.
