The Challenge of Rainbows

It's been a beautiful summer:  seasonal warmth, plenty of sunshine, and no rain for weeks.  But, to be honest:  I miss rainbows!

Each summer day brings predictable weather patterns for this time of year: patterns that are all too familiar.  And, with the continued "stay at home" restrictions, I have become accustomed to a COVID-rhythym as well:  pandemically-induced separation of people, places, and activities Ionged for.

I miss the unexpected encounters with nature and people.  The surprises and gifts that each day brings.

How do you respond when seeing beauty?

 
Though I understand the dynamics that create a rainbow ("reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky"), I always pause, stare, and reflect on their short-lived beauty.

There is something magical -- or spiritual -- about the message of peace when body and soul reconnect with nature.

Do you anticipate the unexpected?

 
I wonder about our reactions when we encounter others:

• Do we expect to see beauty?
• Do we stand in awe at the goodness revealed?
• Are we touched to our core when a Spectrum of Light appears between us?
  

Can you see the beauty in others?

 
Dialogue invites us to appreciate the warmth of our relationships and share the rhythms of our lives' patterns.  I hope that we also would yearn for the rainbows that connect us:

• Reflecting on words spoken;
• Refracting the direction of misunderstandings; and,
  
• Dispersing inaccurate assumptions and conclusions that separate us.
  

 

Let us Anticipate Rainbows this next week as we engage with others and stand in awe at Peace Renewed.

 

Larry Gardepie

Dialogue San Diego Consulting

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