Another rainy day in New York, and maybe where you are too. We have a couple of choices to make. We can either let it get us down, or we can rise above it and see it for what it is. I have noticed how much the trees are changing and their leaves are being presented more and more every day. The rain has helped in that process, and it’s wonderful to see. Without the rain, I believe we would not appreciate the beautiful days ahead. Richard Nixon said in his farewell speech to the White House staff; “…because the greatness comes not when things go good for you, but the greatness comes and you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes, because only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain…” Let’s enjoy the rain when it comes, it has a purpose, if only to set up the beautiful things in store for us. The positive only outweighs the negative if we let it. It’s there for us to grasp, and enjoy today even if it rains. For tomorrow the sun will be shining all that much brighter, and we may forget the rain, even if it’s for just a little while.
