it rained today, which is somewhat surprising because it appeared as though dry season was here to stay and rainy season was over. i have always loved the rain. growing up in the dry desert of oklahoma, i remember when the governor would ask us to pray for rain, it would get that dry. i also remember looking out of the window and being so excited when it would rain that i would run outside with arms outstreched grateful for some relief from the heat.
beyond providing much needed nourishment, i can't figure out why i love the rain so much. most people after seeing the rain day after day would get tired of it, but i don't think i have. sure there have been days, but not really.
one thing about rain is that it has a calming factor. i know on a rainy day, i get to sleep easier. i think most of the times i'm quite spastic and although i've done better recently, i often need to be reminded to just calm down. i need to tell myself to stop talking and just listen. realise that silence isn't bad-just sometimes uncomfortable.
i think i look at how the rain just cleans the earth and how naturally beautiful it is. in the time i've spent in africa, natural beauty is one thing that has definitely stood out to me. everything here is naturally beautiful. in liberia, the people are even naturally beautiful. i know personally that i haven't worn make up for the past 5 months and i'm okay with that. not that make up is bad in anyway, but it does make me realise how much emphasis we ("we" going as far as meaning the western world) put on the made-up beauty of people and things instead of what naturally is.
so, rain, rain ...please don't go away. stay here and help me "process" as you always do.
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