The rain
finally came today and I, for one, am pleased with it. I love the smell of fresh rain. I love the fact that my chore of watering the
gardens was taken care of by Mother Nature.
I’m pleased that the dust on our long gravel drive will be less inclined
to cling to my car. And I especially
enjoy a nice evening in with the family, after a nice meal (salmon cooked to
perfection by my husband), with all of us tucked inside for the night in our
warm cozy house. Even the dogs are
enjoying their time inside, not caring to venture out where the rain will only
pelt them with fat raindrops.
The rain is
here for only a short bit but I’m glad just the same. A change in the weather, especially during
such a dry season, is never a bad thing.
Thinking
about the change in the weather made me realize other changes have proven to give
me the same tranquil feeling as the rain…
With the
completion of my second book, even though I still have a list of to-do’s to
check off before it’ll be in print, I feel good about letting go of what I’ve
created so that I can move onto the next story.
The transition between one book and the next is like a mini vacation as
well as preparation for how much I’ll have to give of myself once I begin the
next. I’m very excited to start a new
book and while I know I’m about to climb another mountain, I’m up for the
challenge and can’t wait to see how the story unfolds as the third book is
brought to life.
I also
recently took part in a large office move and I honestly wasn’t looking forward
to it. It was a change in circumstances
and when you spend eight hours in one location, you really hope to feel comfortable
with your surroundings. I was
comfortable where I was before. I had no
idea of what was to come and for me, that’s the biggest obstacle when it comes
to agreeing to any sort of change. Of
course, I had no say in the matter so whether I liked it or not, we were
moving. I will say it was a difficult
week getting moved and set up again and it has been quite a chore to catch up
on what got behind while our computers were down. However, now that we’re finally beginning to
settle in, I will begrudgingly admit, I like our new digs.
A change in
the weather, a change in book projects and a change in location may have
nothing in common except for the one small fact: the transition involved with each has actually
multiplied my sense of tranquility. You’d
think with all this change, I wouldn’t feel the slightest bit tranquil but each
event has brought with it the acceptance of change so that I can settle in and
look forward to what’s to come.
Maybe as I
get older I can continue to learn to adapt more easily to change, no matter
what kind of change it might be. These are
big words spoken by someone like me but words I’ll venture to say just the
same. Perhaps I should also keep this
tongue-twister of a quote in mind whenever I feel myself begin to dig in my heels in resistance to
change:
“Things turn out best for the people
who make the best out of the ways things turn out.” ~Art Linkletter~
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