CLOUDY WEATHER

We haven't seen the Sun since December 3rd. According to the forecast it was supposed to be Sunny this past Tuesday. We were all looking forward to it and mentioned it to several people on Monday. That night I looked at the forecast and noted that it had been changed to 'clearing'. Well it didn't clear and it has been overcast ever since. This will be the ninth day without Sun. That is a long time. I don't know how unusual it is. It seems a bit much.

I may not finish this blog until late Morning or early afternoon. I have an appointment for a haircut at 10:30AM. Jamie used to cut my hair but last year we discovered a lady opened up a salon in our neighborhood. She works from her home and is very good.

Today is the first day I will really notice the easing of my chores because of the new chicken coop. Although, we moved the chickens a couple weeks ago, I still had broilers in a second coop. Now I only have the layers and the sheep to care for.  For nearly forty years I trudged out to that hundred and twenty year old chicken coop a minimum of twice a day and often three or four times.

Cloudy weather doesn't have to mean a cloudy mood. On the world stage it has been more than cloudy it has been stormy for a long time.

{Back from my haircut} Now what was I talking about? How can we feel Sunny when it is stormy or dreary? There is a bright side; for instance with this weather we are having, it may be cloudy but it is several degrees above normal and the snow is melting.

The world stage is ugly and encouraging news is suppressed by those who want us to be fearful and dependent. But there are signs of change. Although the CIA torture report is ugly, it needed to come out. For most of us, who were paying attention at the time, it is not news; all those allegations were leaked. There will be many more shocking things coming out in the near future.

There is encouraging news, the light is shining brighter and brighter and is penetrating dark places. Minds are changing at every level. What do we do when the light is dim; we crank up our own light. We are in control of our own minds. We can choose how we think and feel. I know, sometimes we feel victims of events or others feelings. We are not! It may be a revelation that we are indeed free to think and feel as we wish. It is true. Many of us have been determined to keep our light high in every situation. Sometimes we fail; but we bounce back, we are determined to shine our light on the world.

We are the creators! Like it or not. We create our future with our thoughts and feelings. In a sense, what happens in the future is our wish for the future. Let us not weigh down our minds with negative thought of things to come. Our future will be ours according to our beliefs. We can only live this moment. If we fill this moment with light, that is what will be extended to the future.

Love and Peace,  Gregg