We have had a rainy summer here in Cleveland, waking up to another one today. The weather has been different this year, more rain, more days of hot and humid weather, sprinkled with some cool fall-like days. How wonderful it would be to have sunshine and temperatures from 72-80 every day. As Karen Carpenter sang: “What I’ve got they used to call the blues. Nothin’ is really wrong Feeling like I don’t belong Walkin’ around Some kind of lonely clown Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” Today is a rainy Monday.
Life isn’t all sunshine and roses. We have good days and bad days. There are days when we wake up and anticipate the day with joy. And there are days we want to crawl back under the covers. Have you felt that this summer? Does it feel like every day is Monday? Karen was not a fan of Monday. Are you? Try looking at Monday as the beginning of the week, make it a challenge for what can be accomplished in the days ahead. Try to find the rain refreshing as it provides water for our flowers, trees, and shrubs or cools off the hot summer air. Summer still has a month to go. Don't wish it away too quickly. Embrace your Mondays and go dancing in the rain.
