{when it rains, it pours}

Today I lived the phrase people say that "when it rains, it pours". Today it poured, raining cats & dogs (sadly not men), a downpour of sorts, the pelting your face sideways rain, on the verge of hail type of pour. And I was stuck in the midst of the storm, being drench by the mishap around me while adding to the precipitation with the alligator tears streaming down my face and puddling on my lap. 

I felt like I took the leap off the cliff and instead of landing on safe ground I was thrown into quick sand and was struggling to stay ahead of my sinking surroundings. 

But with every storm there comes a rainbow. And today I might not have made it through my storm without that rainbow reminding me that there was hope at the end of the storm. Shedding light on the situation as it spread across the sky, lifting my spirits and changing the outlook of the storm. 

I learned today that even when it pours, rain is necessary for growth. Today, I learned I am stronger than I thought, even in my low points. That I am persistent and willing to stand out the storm in hope for the clearing of the skies at the end. Sometimes rain is necessary to wash away the old and make way for the fresh new start. So, even though today it rained, or more accurately poured, I stuck it out- hanging on to the precious rainbow, allowing myself to grow and embracing the fact that this is the beginning of my new start. For good things come to those who wait; and that there are some things, which can only be learned in a storm.