I’ve spent most of my afternoon sitting on the back porch enjoying the cool breeze and overcast skies. There are potentially severe storms slowly headed here. Birds are singing. Rabbits are playing in the field behind our house. A dove coos against a background sound of distant, rolling thunder.
I consider a moment that the calm before the storm goes beyond simple calm and is a time of peace.
A little disappointingly, I hear vehicles not too far off as people scurry into town. No doubt some are going to go shopping, some to visit friends or family, and a myriad of other important reasons. It is easy to get caught up in our own self-importance and miss those fleeting moments of peace we so desperately seek. I know I do it.
How often do we worry so much about the coming storm that we pass through moments of beauty without even noticing them? All aspects of our lives have ups and downs. Stormy periods and periods of peace. It doesn’t matter whether you are discussing spiritual life, family life, one’s career, health, or any other facet of existence. Don’t fret so much over a coming difficult time that you fail to enjoy the present. It may be that before it gets to you, the terrible storm turns into nothing but a gentle rain.
This article was first published on April 30, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
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