Do Something. New. Today

Most of the time, we get “caught” in the rain.   In a suit, without an umbrella, with an armload of precious papers.  We end up drenched  and with runny ink and thinking of the rain as a bad thing.

I watched the clouds get closer and knew what I would do.  I was hoping for rain, not just to water my flower gardens, but because I missed a good frollic on my own terms.  I didn’t have to worry about getting wet.  It was a Saturday afternoon with no particular plans, no need to dress up, and no urgency to run from the thunder.  It was a perfect time for kicking off my shoes and standing in the rain as it started from a light mist and deepened into a hard drizzle. 

I stayed in the rain long enough to cool off but not to drip when I walked back inside.  I stood with my mouth open and tasted raindrops and lifted my arms to the wind. 

 How refreshing not to get caught in the rain but to be the one catching the rain!