Stormy Weather

"The wind is howling around the house, the rain driving against the windows. At times it is so loud it seems that the whole roof must be lifting off. I wonder if my flags will still be flying tomorrow morning. I am sure trees will be down, the leaves that remain shredded off the branches. I feel for the birds, the animals and the homeless on a night like this. Storms like this leave desolation behind them. They also offer an opportunity to see the damage they do as a cleansing of the world. Trees that need removing come down, rivers flood to leave behind nutrients on the land and the weak in the animal world are winnowed out. The air feels fresh and clean when the storm has blown through.

Storms in life can be as damaging and as cleansing. They make you rethink your perceptions, re-evalute your life and find new paths when the old are no longer traversable. The goal in life is to find the path that is the best for you to walk. We each are on a different journey and no two paths are the same. The storms of life help us find our way by clearing out new paths, by destroying the old and by showing us that we will always find a way through. What paths have you found through the stormy weather that blows through your life?" I whisper.

Are you listening?