~:[CH11 - Day 251]:~ Up in Ashes

 
~:[CH11 - Day 251]:~ Up in Ashes

Some days, the weight of the world just crushes down on you. Early on, the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II was on the hearts and minds of many. Soon thereafter, we got the announcement that our meet we were preparing for was canceled and of course, the one day I decide to wash my van, the next morning (today), it sprinkled on top of the ash, creating spots all over my newly washed fan. Sometimes things in our life go up in ashes. Not everything we work on will pan out and not everything we hope for can be obtained. Regardless, through the challenges of the day, whether the weather, the loss of a loved one or any other obstacle, we can find those glimmers of hope that something great is coming on the horizon. We enjoyed a trip the towne center, casually lifted in the weight room, and instead of coming home exhausted from a meet, I got to go home and just get a little bit of work done. I looked up to the sky and saw a beautiful spectrum among the clouds taking me back to the morning, where the sky looked amazing. Albeit, I looked at the sky through my stained, recently washed window, I still was impressed as I looked up to the sky, feeling the incoming heat, the humidity that caused the precipitation and the looming dark clouds waiting to attack. At times we get hit unexpectedly hit with a storm, but even when we're engulfed in it, I'm sure we can find that sun peeking through, injected hope in our day that we felt went up in ashes. Even during the worst days, ever lose hope as better days will come your way.