Rain, Rain - 3rd Day of Gratitude

Some would say we've had enough rain. Some would say it's been too hot. And I would say I agree, with both statements, depending what day it is.

If it's washing day, well, we need the sun. When it has been a hot day, there is nothing better than ending the day with a cooling downpour.  A shower of rain only ever serves to increase the humidity, which I am not a fan of.

So, when I saw this today ...

Pluviophile

I was quite surprised and relieved to find there was a name for someone like me!

When it does rain, I am reminded of how much I enjoy the rain. I love watching it hit the windows and each drop rolling down until it runs into another drop, and another and so on and in doing so, increasing in speed as it finally rolls to the bottom of the window.

I love the cool it brings and the feeling of calm as we settle in to simply enjoy being.

And then this ...

Sleeping

This, is the best!

As I go off to my bed, I hope to hear the soft, constant sound of the rain on my window and I will be grateful for the  peace it brings as I am lulled off to sleep.

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“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” Dolly Parton



Peace - 4th Day of Gratitude

Today, I am grateful for the smallest of things, the seemingly non existent, and yet, so precious.

Today I am grateful for something that we all strive for but cannot see, cannot feel, nor can we touch.

It has taken me a long time to have this in my life, this thing that is intangible and yet, so sought after.  I have worked hard to have it, which is why it is so valuable to me.

I often invoke it, but then cannot enjoy it fully, I often am aware of it in my surroundings and yearn for the simplicity of the beings who absorb it.

Today, I was able to have it, I was able ... to have ... peace.

I was able to have a still mind, body and spirit, I was able to take time out for me, and me alone. I did not have to share any part of me, to give anything of myself to anyone else, I was alone and yet I felt more embraced than I have in a while. I felt nurtured, respected, loved and most of all, I felt gratitude.

For that five minutes I took out of my day and put to use in a much more valuable way, I was replenished, invigorated, renewed.

I have written before about Mindfulness here and today I used this method to invoke my peace. I focused on, well, nothing really! And that was what I got! Nothing, peace, calm, quiet and, it was beautiful.

Source

Today I am grateful for peace!

And hot chocolate ...

My Happy Ending will be when I can enjoy a little peace every day!

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. – Buddha