A great quotation that someone sent to me today...

[I Have A Dream]

"Life isn't about learning to wait out the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain."

I think that this is very apropos for many of us lately. It was a reminder that I personally really needed right now.

[MorningGlow]

1. Nice one, Dream

:thumbsup:

And especially apropos today, since we got deluged with one heck of a thunderstorm right around dinnertime. Lost power, couldn't light the stove--had to go out and fetch hamburgers!

[Delphinus]

2. Ah,

wonderful message about changing perspective! Thank you - quite necessary in light of life recently. Thank you!

[NJCher]

3. love it

I'm saving it and will put it up on my wall.


Cher

[wovenpaint]

4. That's a keeper!

Thanks and onto my board it goes!

:hi:

[WhiteTara]

5. what a great quote to come home to!

I need to even think of dancing more...especially in the rain. Thanks Dream. :hug: .

[I Have A Dream]

6. Hi, WhiteTara! For me, there's nothing like music and dancing...

to change my mood and outlook on life. :) Yes, let's dance more! :thumbsup:

(Good to see you! :hi:)

[elleng]

7. Thanks for the reminder.

I realized, a few years ago, that 'life' is happening NOW.

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Nice one :)

Completely parallels Pema Chodron's book "When Things Fall Apart", in which she says to lean into the swords life presents; taste the feeling, see how you respond. "The present moment is the best teacher."

[liberalmuse]

9. Being from Seattle, that really resonates.

I'm going to save that, if you don't mind. :)

[omega minimo]

11. Oh yes. And remember, every cloud has a

fresh blueberry bush :9 YUM

[Matariki]

16. We need rain in Seattle right now - I would dance in it for sure.

[omega minimo]

10. Perfect

Stuart Wilde talks about meditation walking in the rain, not resisting it. He calls it "Doing rain." :spray:

[SheilaT]

12. Oh, my.

I might start using that as my sig line.

[northernlights]

13. given the amount of rain we've had this "summer"

here in Maine, it's appropriate in all aspects!

Thanks :hug:

[MorningGlow]

14. Ain't that the truth

My tomato plants are rotting from the bottom up. x(

[conscious evolution]

15. Calm seas don't make the sailor

Its the storms that we endure that make us strong.

There is a howling tempest around my place these days.

[Flying Dream Blues]

17. Oh, yes, isn't it the truth!

Staying in the moment is always a good reminder for me...I tend to always be looking toward the future.
:hi:

[I Have A Dream]

18. Me too!

:hi:

[Lindsey]

19. Wonderful! I'm putting it up on my fridge and in my office at work.

[I Have A Dream]

20. I should probably do the same, especially the office -- just to make sure I don't forget.

:hi: