Magnificent Monday... Magnificent My Day!

We had an amazing weekend here in New England, practically perfect! The sun was out and warm and gave us hope that summer is just around the corner. We took full advantage, spending every moment that we could outside! And now the weekend is over and the sun is taking a little rest for the next few days.

Hopefully she is resting behind the clouds and saving her energy for next weekend! We shouldn't be sad that she's gone. We shouldn't be sad that it's raining, because without the rain we'd never have any rainbows... without the rain our lakes and rivers and brooks would run dry... without the rain our trees wouldn't be so leafy, our flowers so vibrant, our fields so emerald!

It's a wet, dismal Monday and admittedly harder to jump out of bed, but let's look at the bright side. We can be productive during this time and get our chores and tasks and assignments all done so that when the sun does shine again we can run outside and dance beneath her rays... meanwhile, have you ever danced beneath the rain? It's a lot of fun!

If you need to take a moment and drift off... LISTEN to the rain... SMELL the rain... WATCH the rain... and when you can take a moment to FEEL the rain! I promise you'll not be disappointed!

Is there nothing better than listening to the rain gently knocking against your window pane, and roof above? I love to watch her dance among the trees and her leaves beyond...
I find the rain to be soothing, nurturing, calming...
She forces us to slow down and take it easy.

When my children were little we used to run outside and dance in the rain...

Oh the laughter and happiness this generated. Why do we not do so as adults?

Force yourself to really feel the rain... how does she land on your skin? Is she soft and gentle, or heavy and firm? Does she feel like velvet, satin or rough like burlap? Is she warm or cold? Can you smell her? She smells wonderful? Can you taste her?

Try to embrace her... try not to let her put a damper on your Monday... let your Monday still be Magnificent... Let your My Day still be a magnificent one!

Go ahead... take a coffee break... tea break... indulge a little bit...