You can’t always get what you want, but you just might find, you get what you need~

The old has turned into the new, another cycle starts, and this New Year begins. The winds here are gusting off and on and finally a series of storms are lined up, heavy with the promise of rain, so far, only leaves are falling. Nonetheless the rain will come, cleaning our air, the plants and settling the inevitable dust. Rain ~elemental science magic. Basic precipitation occurs when calcium oxide and sodium hydroxide are emitted into the atmosphere, undergo chemical transformations, and are absorbed by water droplets in clouds. The droplets then fall to earth as rain, snow, or sleet. Sounds so dry, so clinical, yet we have all felt the power of a good cleansing rain.

This week other forces have, both clinical and elemental, have been at work in my life. A lifelong friend has stepped up and has gone beyond the extraordinary, doing me an indescribable kindness. That kindness has lifted me up, helped make that which seemed impossible, possible. A warm rain of peace and hope has given me heart. The added benefit is that, this act has made me see how I hold myself back, yet again shown me exactly who my own worst enemy is. Always my battle, both spiritual and worldly, is with myself, the one thing that I both control positively and can control me negatively.

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