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Today's
Meditation:
I
find it very easy to stay inside when it's cold and wet
outside. On the other hand, I often sign up for runs
that end up happening on cold and rainy days, and I do a lot
of coaching, especially running, and we end up running in
lots of different kinds of weather. Some of the best
times I've ever experienced have been cold, wet, rainy days
on which I've gotten completely soaked. I've run with
a group of fifty kids aged 9-15 on days when most people
wouldn't even go outside, and we've all had a lot of fun.
We've
gotten wet, but then we've dried off. And the warm
home that I went to felt even more cozy and comfortable
because of the rain and being wet.
But
what Adeline says is very true, too. The world during
a rainfall is a different world in many ways, and it's
extraordinary. It sounds different, with the falling
water hitting the ground and the trees and plants and cars;
it looks different, with the dimmer sunlight and the darker
surroundings that now shine in wetness; and it feels
different--the world becomes something that we're not used
to seeing and feeling. It truly is a lovely world, and
the wet clothes really don't do anything to diminish that
loveliness.
Whenever
I've just done something in a rain- or a snowfall, I feel
like I've just been infused with a dose of extra energy, as
if I've experienced something truly unique and
beautiful. We can head indoors at the first sign of
rain and keep dry, of course, but when we do that we're not
experiencing the world as it was made--we're simply avoiding
something that somehow we've learned is unpleasant, but that
truly is exhilarating and enjoyable.
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