Another beautiful day in 'Paradise'

Hi everyone

Just sitting here looking out at the beautiful sunshine reflecting upon the wonderful day.  It has been really hot and dry here in Canterbury so much so that there is a drought and everything is looking tired, yellow and dry - tough for the farmers.  Yesterday though we had a great respite with a thunderous rainstorm, marvellous with huge fat raindrops - I was caught out in it but it was wonderful. We need more!! 

Thinking about how we, as humans, are so dependent upon the weather, the heat, cold, rain and dry and all that in between.

Ever since the beginning of time we have weathered the seasons and changing climates and no less in today's world - we must be thankful that here in New Zealand even though we have dry times and droughts we do get lots of rain!

It behoves us all to realize just how precious the seasons are - not only the weather ones but those seasons within our lives...

the Springs, Summers, Autumns and Winters...

the windy, sunny, dry and stormy times...

 as, they are all part of each season within our life and just as the seasons shape the world around us they too, shape our personal journey of life.

If you are currently going through a dry or stormy season just remember - 

Your journey will consist of many small steps and not one giant one, so

 step forwards in confidence and with courage towards your future.

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I want to share with you a poem my mum, Marie, wrote while we lived in Australia, during a long drought, when the anticipation of rain was ever present - (she is a very talented poet, artist and writer!)

            Drought

Dry, parched, dusty earth

stirred up

Choking, covering all

With a fine red dust,

Cattle, mouths agape

Head hanging,

Stumble along

In a red haze.

Dark clouds along the horizon

Rumble of thunder

Lightening flash,

Man and beast

Hopefully, look up

Dull eyes lighting,

And the clouds draw nearer,

Thunder rumbling

Ever rumbling, like guns in the distance,

Rain spatters,

But the clouds pass by

And in the brassy sunshine

Man and beast settle,

Back into weary waiting.

Marie Caukwell (Copywrite)

Just a thought to end the day:

Life is not always sunny, life is not always full of clear and bright skies - often we tread wearily along each day wondering how and why...

but remember...

just as the world rotates unceasingly causing the wind, the rain and those storms elsewhere there are sunny skies, warms days and sunshine.

When it is night time at your place it is daytime some place else, so...

even though the world rotates and brings the night time, the breaking dawn and day time will come!

Look to those sunny days when in winter and know that they will come my friends

Ruth

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