HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN?

By Vernalee

Many songs have been written about rain. Some love songs have referenced raindrops as teardrops. If your heart has been broken and it’s a rainy day, you can cry your eyes out and hide your teardrops as they can be easily mistaken for raindrops. The song - Have you ever seen the rain - has had many interpretative meanings. In a literal sense, the song describes a sun shower. Sometimes, similar occurrences of showers happen in our lives. There may be brilliant rays of sunshine and brightness in our lives and out of no where ... comes this down pour of rain. Now what?

We have hope. We know that the rain will eventually stop and the bright sun rays will again shine to warm the earth and bring warmth and comfort to our lives. That is why we must continue despite the odds. That is why we keep the faith and know that daylight comes in the morning... with the sunshine beaming hope in our lives!

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOSE YOURSELF

By Vernalee

This pictured quote means that “the true core of a person is the part that is not selfish and which works for others. The essence of who we really are is our caring for others. If we act selfishly, It is one directional thinking; only thinking about ourselves.” The operative word is others. When we remove selfish barriers, we all win ... when we are of service to others.

LEARNING FROM OTHERS

By Vernalee

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” We deposit into each other like running water. Our flow is abundant. We grow and learn together. Listening, sharing, contributing ... are some of the assets that we gather from each other. Let’s continue to grow, educate, and empower the other. I cannot begin to tell you how much I have learned from my interactions with others and from benefitting from their wisdom. Furthermore, I‘m a prophet of “bought sense“ vs. the “learnt sense” doctrine. I don’t have to learn everything the hard way. If you have experienced something and can show me the way, I’m all ears. It has been said, “If you have knowledge, let others light their candle in it.“ That I will do!