Dancing in the Rain

A lot of people have written stuffs on dancing in the rain, lots of them say something like this "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.” So many people have actually made use of this quote in different variations and concept and most time not actually knowing what it means to dance in the rain. While writing this, I had vivid memories of growing up in a neighborhood filled with lots of kids from different homes. I remember the dramas, the cooking, the story times and most especially, times when we had to. sneak out to play or bath in the rain. I know many us have memories of those days as well. Days when the giggles of your friends would make you give up anything to be out there with them in the rain. After successfully sneaking outside when both parents are out and probably the house maid is napping away enjoying the weather, you take off your clothes (preventing it from getting wet so incase you need to sneak back in) and with pure excitement, you join your friends in the rain celebrating each drop of rain that touches your skin with joy and laughter, welcoming the heavy downpour. With your head lifted to the sky and your arms outstretched, you try to make silly but soulful dance steps following the rhythm of the rain. The strangest look from older folks around was the least to scare you back inside. Surrendering wholefully as the rain poured heavily. At this. Point, you cared less of your parents cane or the house maids usual threat and you were completely lost in the moment. From the playful screams of you and your friends, to the childish giggles, to the laugher, to every drop of rain was magical. Thinking of all these, then did the meaning of dancing in the rain hit me.

Then I thought, what would it look like, if we welcome every moment of our lives as we welcomed those rainy days when we were kids. From the good moments to the bad ones, from the sunny ones to the stormy ones. What if we start seeing it as part of Gods plan in our journeys, what if we stop fighting our down times and the stormy days and allow it prepare us for the up times and sunny days. What if somehow, we create a comfort zone for ourselves in any storm we face. What if we start dancing in our storm instead of running from it.

Storms don't just happen, it happens because the sun really really wants to shine. And you know after every storm comes the sunshine. Storms don't last forever. Ever noticed how good the sun after any rain feels on the skin? Priceless. Normally, we would see a storm as a barrier or an inconvenience from getting to wherever we want to be but what if right in the mud, in the storm, in the slipperiness and all the dirt is where joy is, what if instead of worrying of the rain ruining our plans and all, we just surrender to its beautiful mess. Looking for the beauty in every situation life throws your way; to me, that's when you actually start dancing in the rain. The heartbreaking moments should remind us we are alive, the dark times should remind us and make us appreciate colorful days and the stormy days should make us appreciate the sunny ones..

Well, as for me, I may not dance in every rainstorm I find myself in, but guess what? I won't run anymore, why would I want to keep running? I can't stop the rain from falling neither can I make the sun to shine but I can pray, I can smile, I can laugh, I can believe, I can rejoice, I can be happy and I know that I'll be okay in any weather life throws to me because the ONE who calms raging storms is mine.