February's Sad Drizzling Gray Skies...

Sometimes I feel as if it is raining in my heart & soul...a slow, silent drizzle that is imperceptible to those around me but seeks to draw my spirit into its damp lonely sadness. For far too many years this sadness overshadowed my living and I struggled to survive its suffocating power; but gradually my spirit began the process of healing and the the showers of sadness began to appear less frequently. At first I was fearful of celebrating its absense, lest the sadness return with redoubled fury...which I must confess, happened for more seasons than I care to remember. These days, "life is good" and so much more fulfilling and happy than I could ever have imagined; The silent sadness creeps into my heart very rarely now; but today brings one of those moments when I find myself recognizing the emotions of that slow silent drizzle. Taking another deep breath, I know that it will not remain with me or me within its grasp forever; That is reason for rejoicing amid the drizzling sadness.