After the rain

It just stopped raining here and I don't think there is a time that I have been more thankful for the rain before. You see when it rains I believe that the soul is cleansed and all the sadness,heartache, bad thoughts, worries, pain and the like are all washed away. We all need for the weight of our souls and hearts to be lifted from time to time so that we can move on from experiences and live again.

I got news Sunday night that my uncle (my grandmothers brother) had passed away. He had gone in to the hospital at the beginning of the week due to aspiration issues and was in bad shape in ICU. My grandmother and I would visit him and with in a few days he was starting to slowly improve but then Sunday night he took a turn for the worst and lost his battle. He was 83 years old and lived a full life and despite his mental limitations he was a really sweet man. I know that a little piece of my heart is breaking to know that he is no longer with us. However the knowledge that he is no longer in pain is comforting but it's still sad.

I spent the last few days in bed. Today It took me until nearly 2:30pm to shower and get dressed for the day. I forced myself to get up (thanks to some prompting from my sweet Boy Friend) had a healthy lunch just in time for the a heavy thunderstorm to roll through knocking the power out. During this time I laid back and listened to the rain and stopped worrying. (Which will be another update in it's self) and began to relax. A calmness overcame me and after the rain I felt better again. Not 100% granted but enough to feel some what normal again. There is a little something magical in nature when the storm passes. For this I am thankful.