Ever talked about how “miserable” the weather is when it rains, or how “beautiful” it is when the sun is shining?
Hey, we all like things bright and uplifting, but that notion takes away the all-important concept of yin and yang bringing equilibrium to the world.
“Rain is refreshing, sunshine is delicious, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”
– John Ruskin, English critic and essayist
In other words, there are positives and negatives in every experience, and it’s just your perspective that determines which side you see.
Changing your point of view is a choice.
To sum it up another way, here’s one of my favorite ’80s bands, Talk Talk, singing about how Life’s What You Make It:
Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!
