The Forecast
April 7th, 2008
You know how they say if you don’t like the weather in Texas, just wait a minute and it’ll change? Well, I think that’s how grief is. The only problem is; with grief, there’s no forecast! It just hits – out of the blue! It may just last a second or it may last a while, but you can be sure it’ll keep changing. That’s that rollercoaster people talk about. And it makes for a wild, hard ride. If you think of it as a boat rather than a rollercoaster, it’s like someone’s rocked the boat (remember that song?). Of course, we aim for smooth sailing, but I guess without some wind, there wouldn’t be any sailing at all, huh? So how do we smooth the ride? Good question, huh? Well, I guess it’s different for each of us, and I guess the answer depends on many variables… It makes me dizzy, because I feel like I hafta keep one eye on ‘the next step’ (not always knowing what that should be) and one eye on the road ahead – you know… keeping ‘the big picture’ in mind. Too bad we’re not able to harness the wind… That reminds me of one of my favorite sayings, ‘Sometimes God calms the storm and other times, He calms us during the storm’. I love that! You know how when a baby is tired and frustrated and just won’t calm down, you just hafta hold him tight and be calm yourself, which – in turn – calms him, the baby. The next time you feel tired and frustrated and unable to be calm amidst life’s storms, try to feel the tightness or closeness of God’s love, and allow yourself to become calm, one with Him.
