Rainy Days Lessons

The rains were torrential today. Heavy, cleansing rains that made rivers overflow their banks and change their course. This evening we did what we always do after heavy rain - take a walk by "our" river (as Kamala has deemed it) to see what changes have occurred. Yesterday there were two pools (perfectly kid-sized) - one which Kahlil and some friends have been working on every day to damn up and make a little bigger by building up rocks and digging out sand. The river then narrowed to flow downstream. Now there is a big deep pool and lots of sand and stones have filled up the other pool and widened the bank considerably. If the sun shines tomorrow we will see how fun the new pool can be and we will marvel at how clean and smooth the stones are now that the raging waters have stripped off any moss and we will look to see where the crayfish were hiding and how many still remain in the pool.

I love how close we live to nature and how much we can learn and grow from Her lessons. Cleansing is important - to wash out the old and make room for the new changes. And even after those cleansing down pours it is good to notic that the waters remain rough and dirty for some time, the waters keep churning before they can settle into their new patters. Good reminders.