Dancing in the Rain

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.  

It's about learning how to dance in the rain..."

-Vivian Green

The other day I was getting ready for work and the shower was hot, the music was loud, and I found myself dancing in the bathroom.  It hit me in that moment that it had been a long time since I'd danced.  My kids and I used to dance all the time; kitchen dancing was one of our favorite after dinner rituals. But somehow life and its burdens had grown so heavy that dancing didn't happen that much anymore.  There was time and space for dancing, just no reason for it.

It felt so good to dance again.  To be free from some of the stress that stifled that joy from springing forth.  It felt like being welcomed back into that safe place I had once created for myself.  It was like coming home, warm and familiar.  And it made me smile.

It has been even longer since I've been able to get lost in a moment like that, to not focus on the chaos and uncertainty in my life and enjoy just being.

After all, what more can we do in a moment?  Sure, there are times when action is necessary.  Absolutely.  There are those times when it's time to face reality head-on, muster up our strength, and take steps toward making the changes that need to be made.

But then there are those times when all that needs to be done is to sit and wait and let life play out in its own time.  Trust that there are higher forces at work shaping and making the way for what is yet to come.

And all that's left to do in that moment is sit in the middle of the storm... and dance in the rain.