I heard last night on the news that in the last 44 days we have only had six days that were “normal” weather temperatures for this time of year. The other 38 days have been below average in temperature, and above average in moisture–primarily SNOW showers.
My son, watching the clouds roll in on top of a mountain on a hike recently
With my desire to grow green thumbs and some plants in the ground, as well as soak up some vitamin D, this has been a bit discouraging. Many of us that live in the west absolutely love winter, but when “spring” comes, we are READY for the warmth of the sunshine.
This year has reminded me to let go a little, for this is a great example of something I cannot control. So, in the process of letting go a little, I am finding that my HOPE has grown….a lot! For it gives me an anchor. After all, summer WILL eventually come. My garden may not grow as long or as productive, but the sun WILL shine.
Here is a little HOPE acronym for any of you who are “over” winter!
H is for Happy. Hoping makes you happy, because you focus on what could manifest!
O is for open. When things are out of our control, it often will open us up. We have to let life unfold in a more natural way, let go of outcome, and seize the moments!
P is for possibility. There is a plethora of possibility when you look at the weather, just like in life. It could rain, sleet, snow, or be sunny in any moment in Montana, and one of our favorite sayings here is: “If you don’t like the weather then wait ten minutes.” Be open to possibility.
E is for embrace. Not just the moment, the weather, but your loved ones. It will keep you warm on those snowy, sleety, silly spring days!
Head over, please, and check out my post about springtime and where I am finding it in my life….the song and video made by a few of my students is a MUST SEE! Check it out here.
That’s a great reminder. I was going to build an ark because of all the rain, lol. Aside from the words of this post, I love your photo, it puts things into perspective in many ways… depending of course on whos looking at it of course. I see a young kid breathing fresh air with people below going about their daily routine in a hustle and bustle. As he sits watching the clouds. *sigh* very relaxing pic.
Sheila…we are all going to celebrate when the temp. hits over 50 degrees:)
We, too, have had such a cold spring. It will start out by being a beautiful day and then dark snow clouds show on the horizon by afternoon. But still a beautiful season! I will follow your example, esp. on openness and embracing!
Betsy,
Sounds like you have the same weather pattern! We all need to hope for spring, don’t we???
I enjoyed the HOPE acronym that you’ve shared. Brilliant!! Thanks!
Evelyn,
Thanks for stopping by!!!
*unusually* for us folk in Ireland it has been quite a dry spring so far….maybe you are getting all the stuff that usually falls here!
Wow! It is hard to imagine lush Ireland dry!? I always wanted to visit….guess I can just imagine it from looking out my back window for now!
Thanks for stopping by!
Really great post and message. Sometime you really do have to let go and I really appreciated what you said about our lives opening up when we give up some control. I think it is all about really understanding that life has the possibility to unfold in the most amazing ways … you just have to trust it enough to let it.