From La Conner, Washington
Seems like there are as many thoughts as there are raindrops.
Raindrops…on my little WS are somehow very comforting…very sedating…very peaceful.
Odd picture, I know. Rain on the side of WS.
The dogs sleep.
Joy on the bed.
Shiloh on their floor bed.
I sip coffee and write.
Coffee paraphenalia.
There has been a lot of rain here in northwest Washington. Mostly soft “female rains” as the Navajo say, but also we experienced a couple of storms with downpours, lightening, thunder and the power went out once.
When that happens the dogs don’t sleep…
Having been in so many areas of drought I’m glad for the rain and the green and the full, flowing rivers. I hope that it’s helping the people who are fighting fires.
So many innocents (animals) losing their homes and lives to the smoke and the flames…but nothing, compared to the slaughterhouses that are generally accepted and not questioned…
I’m a melancholy person and my mind has a tendency to wander to sad thoughts, but too many sad thoughts are self-destructive, so I’m learning to self-correct (this is lifelong learning), a daily, hourly, moment to moment challenge sometimes.
It was a simple truth from Louise Hay that made me aware of what my tendency is, and how to fix it. So simple it’s embarrassing, but it’s just this:
“I am in control of my thoughts.”
No one else has this power over me…no one else can control my mind. If my thoughts are causing me sadness, fear, or anxiety, I can change them. I can think about things that are good, lovely, pure, joyful, peaceful, etc.
It’s a moment to moment exercise. Sometimes the thought corrections need to happen nonstop for awhile. Sometimes I give up. But generally remembering it’s up to me what I think, and for every negative there is a positive, is very helpful.
Drip Drop
There are so many unknowns in life – and life on the road is full of them. Projecting peace and joy into the unknown, instead of fear, is an art. At least it is for me. I need constant practice. Living in this very moment and not projecting at all is even…umm…artsier.
Not that we shouldn’t plan ahead. I think planning is a good thing. But when the plans become a lot of scary ‘what if’s’, it’s time to get back to remembering “I am in control of my thoughts.”
These are some of the kinds of things that make every day a learning experience…every day a new adventure!
I am so loving this life!
Wandering Spirit 
I’m in my head a lot as well, and sometimes it’s exhausting. Sometimes it’s even more exhausting to remember to think positives instead of those that come naturally. I think that’s why writing was so cathartic for me. Even so, replacing negative with positive thoughts become a relearned habit and I know that. The fact that you’re loving this life you’ve created makes it easier for you I’m sure. So happy for this stranger that I’ve come to know virtually. Peace is the greatest gift and I wish that for you always…
Hi Cindy, Thank you for the kind words. I do wish for your peace as well.
Yes, I think writing helps too, because it’s a way of making the positive thoughts more real. For a long time when I was often depressed some years back, my journals were filled with all the negative thoughts…mostly about myself. I was my own worst enemy, always putting myself down in one way or another. One day I decided NO MORE SAYING BAD THINGS ABOUT MYSELF IN MY JOURNALS! I mostly stuck with it. I really didn’t need those bad thoughts written down, almost like carving them in stone.
Yes, it can get tiring trying to keep it positive, I agree. That’s why sometimes I find myself giving up. So much negative out there. Sometimes a good cry is in order. But not lingering in that mindset is a key I think.
Lovely written.With the thoughts it is KBT and Mindfullness.h2ufmatsaj
Hi Ulf. Thank you. What is KBT…can’t think…?
lovely, lovely.
Hi Laura. Thank you, thank you.😘
There’s nothing like rainy days to soften everything around you.Sounds,thoughts,what you see around you outdoors. I love the change in the weather now.It seems like it went from summer to winter,overnight,by-passing Fall altogether. I hope you get to enjoy it all.
Hi Elinor, that’s a beautiful thought about how the ‘rainy days soften everything around you.’
It really did cool off suddenly here. I’m all for cooler weather!
If you like the rain then you have gone to the right part of the country.
A Big Thank Your for the Shout Out about my Cross Country trip link. I think a few people have clicked on it.
One other thing that I forgot. You impress me as someone that might like to be part of this organization. Maybe you already are or know about it and have decided “that is not for me” – http://redhatsociety.com/about.
Hi Ed, I do like the rain, but I’ll also be looking forward to less of it…😃
Your cross country trip was amazing! What an accomplishment and what great memories!
Thanks for the link…never felt the urge, but who knows, maybe someday.
wonderfully stated and laced a common thread with a lot of people,,,me included. couldn’t have happened at a more opportune time. thank you for sharing
Hi Marie,
Wonder why it’s so easy to worry…no practice needed to have thoughts running off on tangents. But keeping them in a positive direction often takes work. Yikes. Life.