dailydatewithgod

Living in Southern California I have some would say the luxury of enjoying rain because it is somewhat of a novelty. I am drawn to it, but not enough to move to a place where it rains consistently.  I chose to live where it is sunny most of the time because it is a better fit for me. Yet I love it when it rains.  The draw is a mixture of the darkness, the mystery, the uncertainty, the cloudy atmosphere, the messiness and yes the novelty of the rain. I always appreciated growing up in the desert how after the monsoons came, everything outside was so colorful and pungent it was like a painting.  I could see the life that came from being nourished by the water. It is said that water is symbolic of our emotional nature, maybe because of its flow.  What I find most powerful about rain is the clearing nature it inhabits.  There is a sense that all that came before is being washed away and cleansed.  When it stops raining the clouds part open and make way for the sun.  Things are cleared of debris and ready for the fresh breath of light.  It is similar to the clearing my mind and heart feel after a good cry. I can breathe easier and I feel lighter. Sometimes it is as though the release has made it clear for something deeper within ourselves to be seen and known. The rain starts out with the ominous clouds of darkness that have a foreboding nature and at that moment we can decide to run and hide or open ourselves up to the clearing that comes just after the darkness.  The clearing that comes to light after the darkness and the rain whether external or internal allows for the true nature of whatever is rained on to shine from its core.