just beyond the clouds

sometimes all we see is the rain

the come and go drizzle

or perhaps the continual downpour

and oftentimes when we do finally look up to the source of the rain

all we see are the clouds

dark, looming clouds

we can't see past their seemingly impenetrable surface

we just see the vast cloud cover

and for a moment or longer we lose that reality of what is just beyond them

for those clouds are anything but impenetrable

their solid appearance is only just that

an appearance

they are easily passed through if we reach the right height

and just beyond them is a vast blue sky and warm sunshine

this month i was privileged to attend my company, Nerium International's, East Coast Bash in Baltimore

as with previous events i was richly fed from leaders who inspire and teach

our CEO launched an incredible worldwide initiative i am excited to share with you soon

the Live Happy Movement

during that weekend the city experienced record rainfall

and was completely enveloped in gloomy cloud cover

upon the conclusion of my trip i sat on my return flight and experienced take off as i never had before

the process impressed greatly upon my heart

a perspective change was made

as we lifted up with ease through those looming clouds

those clouds which had seemed unrelenting and menacing

we passed through them 

after some extended moments of obstructed sight

to reveal a gorgeous blue sky and beaming sun

the sunshine illuminating the tops of the clouds and their rolling beauty

i leaned against the window, closed my eyes, and soaked up the warmth of the light for a really long time

i sat mesmerized by an event that i had experienced probably a hundred times since my first flight alone as a child of ten years old

i saw this through new eyes

the eyes of this girl needing a perspective change

to remember what is just above the clouds

blue skies and sunshine

and to get there you must rise above them

there have been moments lately when all i have seen are the clouds and felt the beating of the relentless rain
those circumstances in my life that i have let consume me and weigh me down
those circumstances i have let build borders around me and limit my view
skew my true reality
that blue skies and sunshine are there
they are just beyond the clouds
and when i am lifted high enough to pass through them
i can see the bright blue
i can feel the warmth
i can experience their revitalization to the soul
i can bask in their beauty and light
and i will remember the journey and where i rose from


when you were able to rise above your clouds? what or who helped you rise?