Don't open an umbrella in the house.

Seeing out of a hole that you're stuck in is pretty difficult. Sometimes, you just have to wait for someone to come along and point out some foot holds. While, I'm a bit to heavy and have too much baggage for anyone to pull me out, I appreciate the heads up every now and then. An e-friend of mine, Julie, is doing a photo-a-day project and posted a photo along with a quote (she always finds such fitting quotes) by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain."

I started to think about what we do when the literal rain comes. We dress appropriately, grab an umbrella, and go about our days. It really shouldn't be any different with proverbial rain. We should prepare with what we have and just let it rain and keep going. There really isn't much else we can do.

I really can't beat myself up for suffering and having a hard time lately. It doesn't help. I will do everything I can to protect myself from getting my head wet, but I really can't do a lot to keep from getting my pants wet up to the calves. It happens. I didn't cause it to rain, so I can't make it stop.