Swinging | Rainbows
February 7, 2010 – 2:31 am
I continue to marvel at the natural wonders of the world we live in. At the top of my list of natural delights are rainbows. As an adult, thankfully I have lost none of my awe and wonder in seeing them.
While I am also blessed with rainbows when I am in a happy mood, I find that they appear most when I am in a hard space. I always take this as a sign of encouragement, reminding me that whatever it is will pass, that the sun will shine on my situation and the end result will be a joyous one.
I cannot count how many times in my life it has been the appearance of a rainbow that has carried me through some darkness and kept me strong enough to keep moving forward.
Of course, the best bonus is when you see a double rainbow, or a triple one. I saw so many as a child on the farm. Being out under a huge sky seems to help.
A couple of years ago, I did a six day walk with a wonderful group of people. We walked about eighty kilometers. One afternoon, after setting up camp, a storm surrounded us and swept by, leaving a double rainbow in its wake. It was absolutely magnificent, enhanced by the light of the late afternoon sun.
It continues to amaze me how a simple spectrum of light can deliver such joy to those who love them.
On a long bike ride in North Western Victoria a few years back, we saw six in one afternoon. You can get drunk on stuff like this! I did, almost fell off the back of the Harley. Well, not quite, but I was pretty blissful I must say.
Housesitting a farm about a decade ago, I was blessed with living on a mountain ridge, with full views of the sky from sunrise over the Pacific Ocean to sunset over Mount Warning, an old volcano in Northern NSW. I
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