Anyway, after being on vacation there for a few days, where it was basically overcast and cloudy virtually all the time - I had grown used to not seeing the sun for that period of time. I hadn't seen it for days.

But as I was flying out of Edmonton and back home to Phoenix I saw the most beautiful sight. As I said, Edmonton was overcast for the past few days that I had been on vacation and I hadn't seen the sun for a while.

But as the plane lifted off of the ground in Edmonton and rose up into the air, it also rose up into the overcast sky. Pretty soon all I could see was the ground disappearing into grayness as we rose into the clouds to begin our ascent to Phoenix.

All of a sudden we broke through the layer of clouds that was enveloping Edmonton and all I could see was bright blue cloudless sky all around the plane. Everywhere, except beneath us.

And what really struck me was the intensity of the sun as it shined in the cloudless sky that we were now in.

It was really beautiful.

But what was really insightful to me was not the beauty of the sun and the warmth it shared, rather that the sun was always there. I just couldn't see it through the clouds.

Let me restate that.

Just because we can't see it doesn't mean the sun isn't there.

So how does this apply to our lives here on this sometimes overcast world?

Just because you're in a funk because you're getting divorced, your best friend died, you were fired from your job, your pet ran away, your daughter's pregnant, the waitress buttered your toast on the wrong side -- doesn't mean that the sun isn't there shining.

Your world may be overcast, grey, dreary, and depressing. Yes, we won't deny that. Because when it's that way, it is that way.

But just because it's like that doesn't mean that brightness isn't there waiting to break through the clouds and brighten up your world.

Think about this the next time the clouds get in the way of you seeing the sun.

And remember, the clouds ALWAYS disappear, the clouds are NEVER the same, but the sun is ALWAYS shining. Somewhere.

You just have to be aware enough, and awake enough to see it. And feel its warmth.

Enjoy.

Thank you kindly.

Written by Andre Best
President, Ultimate Results, Inc.
http://www.andrebest.com
'Learn About Life From Another Perspective'

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