"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain."
— Vivian Greene
It's about learning to dance in the rain."
— Vivian Greene
It’s often been said that there are no accidents in life. Every event that we experience happens in a predetermined order as soon as we made our entrance into the world. The family we were born into…. the continent and country we grew up in… the friends and others we meet… the special someone we end up growing old with… even the cause and exact time of our death.
Therefore, when adversities come into our life, succumbing to depression and asking, “Why? “ or “Why me?” is a total waste of precious time and energy. The best way to handle everything that comes along is to look at it as yet another learning curve in our never-ending process of collecting knowledge and experience.
We should graciously learn to flow with the wind, listen to the tempo, feel the rhythm and enjoy the dance.
When we dance, don’t we feel carefree and liberated? Don’t we just love the rush of adrenaline pumping through our veins as our feet get in step with the music beat? For just one moment, doesn’t every nerve in our body forget whatever pain it once felt? Doesn’t every brain cell in our head scream... This is goood... I’m feeling it… bring it on?
It is when life deals us with innumerable setbacks and challenges that we should remember to dance... physically... emotionally... and most important of all, spiritually. Get into the moment, shake every part that can move in our body and dance with abandon. Don’t just sit there and wallow in rejection and self-pity!
Although we love sunny and bright days, the rains come every now and then to dampen our spirit. Sometimes, we not only get showered with gentle drizzles, but get attacked by violent storms. In many cases, this temper tantrum from the heavens can cause serious worry and unproductive downtime. Most of the time we may not be sure that we can weather the storm, but if we just sit tight and populate our minds with bright, hopeful thoughts, before we know it, the rainy day is a thing of the past.
The rains are like the depressed stages in our life. We should treat those occasions with the same attitude we have on a rainy day: even this will pass. And before we know it, another dawn comes, another reason to feel hopeful that things will get better than yesterday. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, or even feeding our mind with a false sense of hope, but remember, our thoughts become our reality. It’s best to feed it with lovely nurturing ideas, positive enforcement that can absolutely wonderfully impact our life.
Life is good. It is also quite unpredictable and short. Let’s enjoy it while we can. Dancing to our heart’s content is the only way to spend a lifetime.
Dance happy!
Dance happy!
