The goal of my blog is to create a challenge for readers. Challenging readers to look beyond themselves in to self-discovery. Each blog will provide a challenge to dig a little deeper, to push a little further and to boldly make a difference in your own life or in the life of another.
When traveling back from Charlotte NC, my husband and I decided to take a pit stop to Pilot Mountain State Park. We have seen Pilot Mountain from afar on many trips to the Carolina's but had never stopped to explore. During this trip, we decided to stop. Explore. Enjoy nature.
At the time of our arrival, it was raining. Low clouds and rain accompanied our trip up to the top of the outlook. It was two miles of curves and narrow passages. When we got to the top to the outlook the rain continued. We like to embrace nature and enjoy experiences so we continued on our journey. We grabbed an umbrella and continued to hike. We walked on slippery rocks and muddy paths up a steep grade in order to reach our destination. The wind began to carry our umbrella outward as we walked so we closed it and we kept walking. We talked about how the overlook would not look as pretty because of the cloudy and rainy weather however we continued to walk awaiting our arrival.
Once we reached the overlook, it was very pretty. The low hanging clouds hovered over the hedges and the landscape looked green in the valley. The trees below looked so small and the valley looked like a puzzle that you could put together. The ledge housed trees, flowers, rock and a view where you could see for miles. The peek of Pilot Mountain which you see from a distance on the highway was now almost within reach. I couldn't help but consider if the sky was clear and blue, what a breathtaking view it would be and what lovely pictures would be captured. We continued on our adventure.
The rain subsided while we were standing at the overlook and it was then that I turned and saw a beautiful rainbow stretched out across the sky extending from Pilot Mountain. The colors were radiant in their red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet array. At that moment I thought "if we would have decided to change our plans due to the rain, we would have missed this rainbow." This is what inspired the idea of this blog post.
We hear sayings like "you have to weather the storm," "difficult times makes us stronger," "you have to go through it to get through it," "don't wish for the rain to stop, dance in in." In this exact moment on the top of the overlook I thought, "we would have missed this rainbow if we wouldn't have went through the rain."
How many times do we avoid the rain, the difficulties? What would have been on the other side of the rain or the pain? We hear that going through the tough times make us stronger. Do you believe it? Are you willing to embrace the rain?
My challenge for you today is to push forward through your rain. Believe that on the other side is hope and possibly a better outcome. Embrace it, find peace in it.
On the other side of the rain..... just might be a rainbow.
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