The Weather

Listen here for a brief message of encouragement if you are having a really hard time right now. Using the weather as a metaphor (while you hear winds in the background), this recording offers you compassion and understanding. It is a gentle reminder that some days all you have to do is endure and remember that this, too, shall pass. Play this whenever you need to know you are not alone in the struggle.

Transcript

Welcome. Tonight here is a windy night. I am curious if you will be able to hear the wind, Maybe hear the peepers. The wind chimes when the wind gets going again. The night here is full of weather. And the weather is such a beautiful metaphor for what happens to us every day. Emotionally, Physically, Spiritually, Any other way. You can think about it. We are constantly doing. With weather. And for me, That is a comforting thought. Because even on the days when I feel most stormy, Or my life feels like a big storm, Tornado, Hurricane, I know that. The weather passes. The weather does not stay the same. That I will endure and the weather will change. I find that comforting. Which is why I want to share it with you, That thought. It's not new, Of course, But. . . Maybe. Just hearing it again might be helpful to you on this day. Maybe you can hear the wind in the background. It's really quite something. And it too will change. Even if we wanted these things to stay exactly as they are, They wouldn't. We know that change is the only constant. And here we are. Enduring. And on the hardest days, On the days with the most intense winds, Rains, Whatever, We know that all we really have to do is endure. There are some days that are like that, That that is your job just to endure it. And if that's where you are today. I'm sorry, I know how hard that is. But you are here enduring. And you will endure past this weather, Past this storm. And we are all in this together. For better or worse, This life is. Here giving us all kinds of weather. Every day. And we can't. Control the weather as much as we might try. And this is where I look to the stoics. We can't control. The weather, We can't control things like that. So we look to the things. That we can control. What can I do? Here's what's going on. Maybe I can't control this or that. Or this other thing. What can I control? And can I focus on that? How am I showing up? How am I being here for myself? What kind of person am I being? Am I being here for others too? And really just focusing on those things. That can help. When you just need to endure the weather. And that's all for today. And I wish you the very best. In the rest of your day. I'll see you next time.