Storms of Life

It was a great weekend up in Comox even though the weather was very stormy.  Sara and I managed to go snowshoeing Saturday morning and were so blessed with the quiet nature often provides after the falling of fresh snow. 

We followed the path through the trees and out into the open. The Whiskey Jacks were very happy to see us and came down to greet us. 

The snow lay heavily on the tree branches and the world looked black and white even though the trees were green. 

The snow with its depth had shades of blue where holes had been made. It was just truly beautiful. 

It was a great place to just breathe and enjoy the quiet, let go the stresses that life often brings to us. Lately I have been trying to find ways to let go of the frustrations in my life, to just notice and move on. It isn't very easy except on days like to today when I was just totally taken away by the beautiful mountain scenes that surrounded us. 

We snowshoed for an hour and then headed back down the mountain. Within a couple of hours the wind had picked up and rain began to come down. I attempted a walk to the beach to see the waves in the storm but by the time I was across the street from the beach I was forced to turn back. The rain was stinging my face and I could barely move forward. I knew it wasn't fair to the dog that accompanied me so we headed back and ended up driving down in the car. 

I have never experienced such wind and rain. I so wanted to capture it in pictures but I couldn't hold the camera still enough to get any pictures plus I was drenched from just stepping outside the car. It continued to storm all through the night and we lost power a few times. It turned our world into complete darkness. In the morning the sun shone but the wind continued to blow although not nearly as fierce as it had the night before. 

 

The whole weekend just reminded me so much of all that life is full of. Peaceful beautiful moments filled with blessings and then the storms that come up and bring the darkness to our lives. Thankfully after the storms those wonderful calm moments return to us. 

I have to remember during those frustrating times in my life - not to let my feelings storm and bring darkness but to just let it go knowing that nothing good will come from releasing the storm inside. One just needs to focus and wait for the happy feelings that will eventually follow. 

photo courtesy of Sara Cole

We all know that there are more beautiful moments in life than dark stormy ones so just wait for them, they will come!