Today was another one of those days where it just takes a song to get you in the spirit. On my way home from dropping off Thing 1, the song Cloudy Day by Tones and I came on. I love the song, but never really paid attention to the lyrics…until today.
But your momma always said, “Look up into the sky
Find the sun on a cloudy day”
The days here have been mighty cloudy…literally. If it wasn’t raining, it was still dark and dreary. I am a pull back the curtains kind of girl. So, I welcome that sunshine each morning. It helps put me in the mood to start the day, and reminds me that something as little as sunshine can spark joy. With the sun on strike, it was hard to get into my groove.
That all changed with this song. It wasn’t the brightest day, but I managed to find the sunshine all the same. I realized that all the other days I was not looking hard enough. And that is what we humans do…we look for the black or white…the absolute. In doing that, we miss our sunshine.
So, going forward, this child of God is going to Find the sun on a cloudy day. I don’t want to spend another day missing out.
There’s one more part of the song I want to highlight too…
Am I living?
Oh, what a funny thing to say
But there’s alive, and then there’s living
Am I living for today? Hmm
This is deep! I’m alive, but I certainly haven’t been living…not in the ways that matter the most. I have spent a lot of time scared to live. COVID has made me scared…to…live! It won’t happen overnight, but I will slowly begin to take back my life. Now…I am not dropping my mask! Let’s not get carried away! But I will be tapping my toes in the water and doing the things I used to do, and the things that brought me joy. I NEED this! Kawandra 2.0 has not reached her full potential being indoors for 2 years, and the kids have missed out on marking more states off of their list. They need to get back to their joys too. Let’s not forget the hubby…him could use a less paranoid wife…and a date night! #RuthsChrisAnyone?
So I will take it one cloudy day at a time, but I will get us there!
Funny…all it took was a Cloudy Day! #TimeToFindMySunshine #TimeToLive