Obsessions

I can obsess about the past.

It comes from my people pleasing nature.

Things could have, should have, would have been different if only…….fill in the blank.

The other evening, in front of me, the sun sank into the west. That last golden glow of the day. A celebration. A promise of good things to come. A beacon saying, “Don’t give up. I’ll be back. Good things are in store, just take another step. Keep the faith.”

While behind me dark clouds gathered.  Lightning struck, thunder clapped, rain fell.

And I obsessed.

You see what I’m doing here, right?

Two days later, I’m at this waterfall. The obsession, the negativity, the “if onlys” are washed away by nature, water, and fellowship.

I am once again reminded how good life is.

But we have to allow it. We have to be open to it. 

When we would rather gird on the armor of obsession and wallowing, we have to open our arms and heart to the goodness of life. We have to be vulnerable to the light. Allow it to drive away the dark clouds and the rain.

Keep the faith.

Good things are in store.