Greetings on a Cool, Clear Morning, Dear Universe!
Each day is what it is, in the sense that we can’t do anything about the weather. Sometimes, it’s the weather we hope for – like a clear day for a graduation or wedding, or snow for our ski trip or winter vacation. Sometimes, it’s weather we need – like rain for crops or to refill reservoirs, or a bright and sunny day that lifts our mood and encourages us to get outside and move.
Other times, though, we get weather that doesn’t agree with our plans or needs – rain on the backyard Fourth of July party, an icy mix on the roads during the winter holidays, lightning on our backcountry or paddling adventure.
We can’t change the weather. This we know and accept.
At times, we will allow ourselves to be governed, emotionally, by the weather we’re given – happy on days the weather meets our expectations, sullen and upset on days when it doesn’t. You may know people who seem to fit this category. How does it seem to work for them? What I notice is that, for any of us, we get a lot more days that don’t match our hopes – so, when our emotions are fully attached to our hopes, it makes for many tough days.
I’ve talked before, Dear Reader, about a Middle Way. With the weather, for example, is there room to release hope for a sunny day, and instead take time to enjoy the sound of the soft rain? Or, accept that the snow storm changes holiday plans, and hunker down safely with a fire and a chance to rest and care for yourself, sending loving thoughts to your loved ones?
And, when you can’t release that hope; well, accept that, too. Like the weather, sometimes it helps to just accept where we are with the world around us.
Dear One, you may be able to see where this would be true, as well, with people and circumstances in our lives. Look for the Middle Way, seeking acceptance for what is, and how you are with it.
I offer you this Prompt, today:
Think of three times in the past week when you were unsettled and upset. What do you identify as the sources of those challenges?
Is it possible, in retrospect, that you could have released your expectations? If not, do you think accepting how you felt about things could have eased your unsettled nature?
Dear Guides, thank you for always offering me a Middle Way!
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