I called my mother to complain. “Traffic is horrible! It’s raining, and there’s a dark cloud moving this way!”
“Calm down,” my mom said. “It’ll be okay.”
“But that cloud looks very bad, and there’s nowhere for me to go,” I panicked.
“It’ll be okay,” my mom assured me again. “Stop stressing. There’s nothing you can do about it.”
She was right, but it didn’t make me feel any better. Inch by inch my car crawled along the interstate. As long as I was moving, there was a chance I could make it home before the storm hit. Unfortunately, the bottom fell out before I even got to my exit. Sheets of rain made it difficult to see the road and the cars in front of me, and I gripped the steering wheel for dear life.
Fortunately, many pop-up summer showers and storms don’t last for very long, and before I knew it, traffic sped up as I drove out of the storm. I got off at my exit and as I crossed the bridge, I saw a beautiful sight: a rainbow streaking across the sky. Nothing to worry about after all! If I hadn’t been through a rough commute, I wouldn’t have been rewarded by such a beautiful sight!
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| The actual rainbow I saw on my commute! |
But isn’t that what many of us do from time to time? We stress ourselves out in the moment, not able to see the situation clearly for the rain, only to come out of it okay and wish we had enjoyed the moment more. I know I do this all the time!
Actually, I’ve done that many times this year. And I can assure you, just because I haven’t found much time to write on my blog this year, doesn’t mean I’m cured of worrying (I wish!).
In fact, I’m going to have a bit more to worry about soon: a son. That’s right! My husband and I are expecting our first child! So far I’ve been fairly relaxed as a pregnant worrywart (which has surprised me greatly!), but there have been times when I’ve wondered/worried about certain pains, how the baby is doing, and labor and delivery. It all can be very scary when I really think about it, but I’m trying to focus on all the positives like seeing my son for the first time! If I believe, maybe - just maybe - there will be a rainbow after the storm!
