Rays of Sunshine

The sun is shining today in all its magnificient splendor....what a pleasant reprieve after a week of storms.

Last night as I drove a friend home at 3 a.m. the world was calm and quiet and the sky had a beautiful reddish hue to it...as if sending a promise of hope for a brighter morning to come! And it did...enjoying watching a game of soccer while feeling the warmth of the sun and seeing the world through each ray of light that the sun provided, I couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth from within. The majestic freshly snow covered mountains provided a pleasant backdrop on the horizon as I spent my time enjoying the beauty of a sunny day!

Of course my complex brain couldn't help but relate the beauty of the day and the sense of calmness after a week of violent storms to the complexities of life. Mother nature has an incredible ability to provide us with a complex variety of environmental stimuli and sometimes the storms she provides can be so terrifying and challenging to face and then in the next breath she provides light and hope. Day to day I find myself and those I care about facing their own "weather patterns" from within...some days are so dark, dreary and hard to face with intense storms brewing inside and then there are the days where we feel a lightness, a sense of hope, warmth and calm from within.

And then there are the amazing rays of sunshine that are brought into our lives through our connections with other people...these brilliant rays of sunshine light up even the darkest of our days. I was truly blessed this week to meet and connect with some brilliant rays of sunshine...people who brought light and joy into my life this week through some wonderful conversations and newfound developing relationships. While at the same time being blessed with the constant warmth of friendship through the brilliant rays of sunshine that were already a part of my life.

For those closest to me...they are well aware of the dark storms that I have had brewing inside of me, especially for the past couple weeks, and even though I had some of my very darkest days within those storms, I was able to feel the warmth, love, and light from the many people who have supported me this week. And today, as I reflect on the darkness of the week and the days that are to come...the light from the rays of sunshine has brought me to a place where I can say...what a truly blessed week I have had...one that despite the storms outside and within, was filled with brilliant rays of sunshine.