“I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain; What a wonderful feeling, I'm happy again.”

Tough day today-business wise. The rain is finally here and I am so relieved, I feel like I can breath again.  Since I moved back to Southern California it has been difficult acclamating to the weather and the traffic, it's sufficates me so.  Days like today remind me of San Francisco, the fresh air, a bit of the ocean in the skies and the generous warmth of a loved one while cuddling or if alone, the heat of layered clothes and blanket (s).  Or perhaps the rain reminds me of the freedom I felt when as a child, living here in Southern Califonia, it would seldom rain, but when it did, while mom was baking I would sneak out side and dance in the rain, the effect of the rain drops' pissicato on the leaves, trees, concrete, roof tops, light posts, cars and puddles were the only arrangement I needed to choreograph the fantasy dance.  Mom would catch me and cry out that I would catch a cold and get sick, she thought I was crazy, she would tell any one within ear shot that her daughter, "...the oldest one, the one that never eats meat, only vegetables like a rabbit", loves to dance and play in the rain, barefoot." 

I felt so free then, so complete...I felt there was a direct connection between me and God, after all, the rain drops were falling from the clouds, from the sky where God lived in Heaven, they were falling down on to me, so baptismal, such a cleansing of sorts. ~I miss that girl~

And as I look out today, I see the rain pouring, cleansing all of Los Angeles, washing away the dirty film caked over the lens of yesterdays' problems and dissolutions so that we may clearly see the rainbow of hope, option and solution in the horizon.  Times are tough right now, for us all--positive resolve coupled with human charity is key. I truly believe, where there is a will there is a way!

“Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain”