It Will Rain

One of the many things that my father has passed on to me is the fact that life isn't all roses and beer. It will, in fact,as he said, rain. It can rain hard. Life is not always fair.

There’s a lot of people who feel that they are prepared for this rain. They will tell you that they learned a long time ago that it’s necessary to have money saved back for emergencies. Believe me when I say - that’s great. Then you are lucky to be able to cover monetary emergencies. But what about the emotional ones?

Emotional emergencies can happen at anytime and often do. You can try to be strong, and I hope to God you are. To be strong all of the time may not be possible though. You may be faced with something so difficult to deal with that you find yourself stretched too thin. You feel as if someone catapulted you into the sky and you simply have no idea on how to land without being killed.

Personally I’ve been faced with a job loss, a spouses job loss, a parent becoming seriously ill and a child being diagnosed with a disease. All within one month. I’ve always felt I was strong and that I could handle anything. I’ve never been more wrong. I made it via great family and great friends. You as a person are truly measured by them. But in the end it’s up to you to get through it – or not. This isn’t a post where I tell you ten steps to get out of any hole. I don’t believe there's one answer for everyone. Everyone’s different and what makes you strong is unique to you. I’m not sure how I got out of my hole but I did.

I stumbled across this presentation while browsing the TED site (www.TED.com). I wish I had seen it while I was down. It’s amazing in its calmness and it’s integrity. It’s genuine to a fault. Oh, and I’m buying the book as well. You never know when the rain will come again.