By Anne Round
Published in The Magic Happens Magazine January 2021
Image by Lauren Fougner used with permission
Beyond the clouds, the sun is shining and the stars are sparkling. These brilliant lights can be obscured by layers of cloud. We can use our imagination, our knowing, and our feeling sense to have faith that they are always present shining their light no matter the activity of the clouds.
When we allow ourselves our place in nature, we see how we can be like the clouds. We accept what is in every moment, knowing each next moment is a fresh creation sourcing from the light beyond. Life offers us different perspectives all the time. It all depends on our vantage point as to how we interpret what we see. We have clouds in our sky to show us the ever-evolving changing ways of nature. Clouds allow us an opportunity to contemplate impermanence. Each new moment brings a shift in the cloudscape. They are forever changing as are we.
Clouds create patterns that change throughout the day, just like our moods shift. The state of the clouds in the sky can influence the energies surrounding us. Energies can hang in our aura in the same manner as clouds in the sky. Some days, the ominous presence of the cloud cover hangs in heavy, thick layers of grey creating a moist blanket. It makes us feel heavy and burdened. We move through the day sluggishly waiting for the atmosphere to release. The rain and wind swirl into storms that push the clouds swiftly across the sky. The clouds skid around in chaotic directions leaving us feeling buffeted by life whisking along at a rapid pace. We feel the changes in the sky. The storm releases the stored energy; the anticipation charge dissipates. We feel the air has changed. We are open to new possibilities.
On the rainiest of our winter days, I like to close my eyes and imagine that I am above the clouds being warmed by the sun. I dream of being on the ski hill, popping out above the clouds, and feeling the power of the solar rays deep in my being. I remember the thrill of taking off in an airplane leaving the rain and grey; penetrating through the cloud fog into the glorious sunlight. The light of the sun is always present whether we can see it or not. This awareness helps me feel the light inside my being. We each need to keep moving through the fog and mist and have faith that the sun is behind the clouds in our life.
Every day we have the choice to remember that we are the light, even when it feels hidden and invisible within. We are asked to have faith that when a cloud appears in our energy field; our light is still radiating out into the world. We are the same play as the clouds and the sunlight in the sky. Everything is changing within and all around us. We can take heart in knowing that our own light is steadily shining from within, some days it is harder to see than others but we are always emanating the divine light we are. We are suns radiating our light, present whether it is visible or not. Our inner sun is constantly allowing the cycle of changing energies around us. Some days those energies are thick cloud cover, other days they are lighter. No matter what, they are always changing.
The sun never stops shining behind the clouds. The stars are always sparkling even when hidden by layers of cloud. We can allow the clouds that surround us to be and trust that they are continually changing. We can be the sun we are whether our day appears cloudy or bright.
May we all know the light behind the clouds.
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