Whenever a storm comes through, I have an extreme urge to jump in my car and take a drive. You see to me, the sky is never more beautiful than when it is filled with storm clouds and the different shades of blues and sometimes even pinks.
Yesterday afternoon I missed the hail storm that brought along thunder and lightning, but the "aftermath" resulted in an absolutely amazing sky, so at dusk I decided to take a little trip.
I sat there for about 20 minutes and snapped picture after picture, enjoying one of my favorite moments of the day.
I found myself thinking about how beautiful the sky gets shortly after a storm has passed and how the very same thing can be said of our lives as well.
We find ourselves in the eye of a storm, sometimes fighting for what we believe in, wrestling with our situations, or simply riding that storm out, waiting for the beauty that will be showcased once the storm passes.
I learned something else as I was out and about that night. As the sun was setting, and the time became late, I decided I needed to pack up and head back into town. A few minutes down the road I glanced to the West and saw this amazing glow of golden yellow bursting from the sun into the sky.
...the beauty intensified after the sun had actually set.
I had become, in a sense...impatient because it was getting late. I witnessed a beautiful sunset and thought "that was it." Yet the beauty became even more amazing. And had I been more patient, I would have had the opportunity to stand in awe, soak that beauty in completely, and be thankful to have had the opportunity to see something so incredible unfold.
In life...I do the same. I rush, I become impatient, and usually miss the complete beauty that comes when the storm passes. So the next time I catch myself saying, "Well, that was it..." and begin to move on, I am going to remember what happened with the sunset and watch for the end result...the beauty of life...to intensify.
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