We never know from one day to the next what type of day we
will wake up and see. Questionable still is if we will wake up at all. Nothing
is in our control, yet we take for granted the little things we enjoy without
the tiniest bit of effort on our part. But today miraculously came anyway. What
did you do to make it happen? We know the answer to that question… nothing
whatsoever.
I speak of ‘hands-off’ blessings we are awarded because we
need to wake up and smell the roses. Some of us are very fortunate to sail
through the storms in our lives unscathed; others are not. A prime example is
the fact that we have been inundated with rain- physically evident storms. Some
people were not affected as others encountered having to be rescued, losing
vehicles, and even homes flooded.
Metaphorically speaking, we all sometimes wake up to the
rain in our lives. Whatever you are going through, someone else is going
through something greater. “Concentrate on the rainbow after the storm.” This
was my awakening one afternoon ‘after the rain.’
Just riding along one
day, singing our little song
My grandson
exclaimed, "Look a rainbow! It is sooo long!"
I glanced up to the sky,
as I drove against the wind
"Let's follow
it, he exclaimed, and see where it ends!"
Of course, I looked at
him and said
"I don't think
so, my son.
The end of a rainbow?
Sweetie, there is none!"
Then the beauty of
its colors
made curiosity get
the best of me
As we drove I took
pictures
and really wanted to
see
Just where this
rainbow might end
And of course, I knew we’d
never find it
But the excitement on
his face
made me feel adventurous,
yet dumbfounded
To think- a child has
this type of curiosity
And I've seen
rainbows, many times over
I took its grandeur
for granted
Never thought twice
about it
Then I reminisced the
childhood song
'Somewhere Over the
Rainbow'
I knew it all was only
fantasy
But my goodness, who
knows?
Just where does this
rainbow end?
So I told him about
'the pot of gold'
But that just made
him even more excited
And said, "Let's
go, let's go, let’s go!"
Through all of this,
I was laughing
and delighted to know,
as we sang
That this little
escapade was our adventure
Free at will... The
Simple Things
Blessings,
PJ Payne
