Rainbows make the world go round...

Have you ever had a gloomy day in the office? It's raining and the window view of the gray stormy clouds can have the most subtle affect on your general mood bringing you slightly down in energy, and reflective at thought.

As I left the office that one rainy evening during the summer season, I was doing some personal reflection, and things felt pretty lower than usual in my mood. But then I looked up into sky, and I felt a sense of relief and kindness, and a warm glow in my heart grew as I noticed a double rainbow smiling back at me. I'm not sure what it is about rainbows, but since my childhood rainbows have always cheered me up instantly. When people asked me what my favorite color was I always said "I love rainbows," and what my favorite ice cream was, "I love the rainbow ice cream" (which was really sherbet mix). Anyone who knows me, knows that I love dressing in bright colors too!

For me rainbows give off a feeling of magic. I like to imagine that it's God, up in the skies looking down on me and reminding me he loves me. Even after a brutal rain storm His calming presence is still there. In that moment as I looked at that rainbow, I realized that one must endure the dark storm to enjoy the colorful light. At times, the good in life must come hand in hand with bearing and surpassing the burdens of the not so good things.

"No matter the storm at the end of the day, a rainbow will brighten and lighten the way."

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Ligia said…

Ooooh pretty. I love rainbows. I actually just learned that in the last days, one of the signs to come is that there will be no rainbows for a year. I thought that was interesting and thought you might want to look that up. I asked Alex, "But what if you live in an area where there are no rainbows?" His answer: "Well, then let's make sure to live in an area where there are a lot of rainbows." That way we're sure to notice them missing I suppose. California is out. So is Arizona. Rainy places like Denver or any of the states further north would do I guess. Utah gets some but I think the place i've lived in that has had the most rainbows that I've ever seen was in Denver. Minneapolis had a few too. I guess there is more rain in the sunny summer days up there and less smog. Good combo. Maybe it means that the big cities are in their last days. Who knows. Just some food for thought.

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