Sun and rains...

It's that time of year again, where there is so much transformation going on. Snow melting, grass growing, people shaking off the winter and squinting into the sun-- and then running for cover as the rain-- or snow-- comes on. It's not as if we didn't know the rain was going to come again, or that it could, we just didn't want to think about it. In the past, I've never gone into that sun without thinking about the rain: having raincoat, boots and emergency food standing by, just in case, because I just *knew* things could change in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, the childhood I lived, in generational emotional/physical alcoholism, taught me that very well. What I want to give my children is that life in the sun, with the consciousness that though rain will come, the sun is here right now. Let it warm you all the way through, relax you and make you smile, so you can be strong for more difficult times that make you want to run. The rains don't only take, though, they also give. Growing things need rain-- too much warm sun takes all the starch out, which is all that keeps you upright sometimes... Learn to love that rain for the coolness, the freshness, the perspective. The sun isn't nearly so interesting!