In the mornings during the week
it is my blessing and privilege to prepare my grandson for school. It was a beautiful sunny morning in his
neighborhood this morning, the children frolicked in the dew kissed grass while
waiting for the school bus to arrive. After
our ritual hug and kiss goodbye he boarded the bus and I took my usual route back home, a straight 6
mile shot down the road. About halfway
there I noticed ahead the sky was dark and grey with approaching fog. As I proceeded, the sunny day I had
previously experienced seemed to slip away into the damp, dismal darkness of
the fog. Any indication of the sunny,
blue sky I had just moments before been basking under was lost.
As I drove through the thick fog,
I marveled at how similar this experience is to the trials and tribulations of
everyday life. In an instant, life can
go from easy breezy to crazy chaotic.
Sometimes there are signs or indications of the turbulence ahead, other
times it comes out of nowhere. And when
we are in the midst of it, it can seem overwhelming and unending. But just like this morning’s fog, the sun is
only a moment away. As a matter of fact,
it was there all along, just obscured by the passing fog drifting through.
Remember during those times of
hardship and strife, better times await.
Whether it’s a breath or a blink away, it is on the horizon. Keeping that belief firmly in your mind will
bring you there swiftly and surely.
Take this tidbit of wisdom from Willie Nelson; Blue skies smiling at me,
nothing but blue skies do I see.
