Snow Storms

The storms won’t stop. 

We counted five white out storms in just one day last week. It is currently March and feels like the weather should clear up. 

Yet the storms keep coming. 

We all have been hit by storms in the past three years. Illness, weakened body, over taxed mind and spirit, fears multiplying everyday, loneliness, doubt, and an overwhelming sense of impending doom. 

It is all too much. 

I was talking to my sister and she said, “I hope I’m through with this stage of grief.” 

Then it hit me. 

We have all been dragged through a death. 

The death of what we knew. 

Life will never be the same again. 

In pre-2020 I enjoyed a good movie, however over the past year I’ve tried to watch some old favorites. Most of them feel fake. It’s like, for years we’ve been, “snowed,” by lies of safety. Before, I performed daily tasks unaware of the precariousness of our nation’s normalcy. These storms however, have not caught us all unaware. Even so that doesn’t matter, the storm keeps coming, blocking what’s on the horizon.

Storms, especially a white out, make it hard to see. You can only view what is immediately in front of you. The lack of clarity is dangerous. 

In this current storm, take precautions. 

1. Pray before you step. 
2. Let your grief from the loss of your past wash over you with wisdom. 
3. Feel each cycle, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
4. Ask yourself, “What stage of grief am I at?” 

I feel like I have been cycling through several stages at once. The result being flight, flight, or freeze. One cannot be prepared, or defend one’s self from the oncoming onslaught unless one steps out of survival mode. The only remedy I’ve found for the fear that keeps us in survival mode is love. Pray for love, the love of God to flood your mind, heart, and spirit. Then listen and move forward, out of the storm, find shelter, and be at peace. 

All storms have a reason and a purpose, and all storms bring new growth. 

I envision life blossoming before us as we choose the path of wisdom.