Today the end of my work day found me walking from my office to the local library. Before I left work, it had been raining quite heavily, but the rain had mostly dissipated when I headed out. I walked for about 15 minutes to get to the library; most of the way the rain was light.
As I walked along, I felt the rain falling lightly on my face and it felt good. I was absorbing everything around me--the cars with their drivers rushing home, the crack of the bat on the ball at the ballpark, the birds chirping from their perches high in the trees--and I felt very happy and content. I thought about how good it was for me to be walking to the library instead of in my car and the realization that, on most days, I have my car at my disposal made me feel very appreciative of my place in life.
As I neared the library, the rain got heavier and I got wetter, but I heard those birds chirping and I felt the rain drops and my spirit felt lighter. After the last few years, which were fraught with professional and personal challenges, it was like having a veil lifted to realize that my universe has shifted back to one in which I feel joy in the simplest things in life. Each drop of rain was little reminder that there is joy to be found all around me, every day.
It was raining joy today!
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