Washingtonians are probably not going to agree with this but I swear it's true.... It doesn't rain ALL of the time.
In the past 35 days I have learned the art of timing the rain. It may be raining most of the day, but there will be a break. There will be 15 minutes, 30 or maybe even an hour that the rain slows to a drizzle or stops completely.
If you really want to avoid running in the rain, you simply must be ready for it to stop. Then go for it!
A few days ago I waited in the car at Eli's baseball practice until the steady downpour turned to a slight sprinkle. During a pretty crazy rainy day I waited at home, dressed and ready for the moment the sky took a break.
It's there, a calm in the storm, a break in the downpour....you just have to be looking for it. If you hide away or give up looking you might just miss the 45 minutes of sunshine surrounded by the storm.
If you settle in and believe that the storm will never end, you'll miss the opportunity to come up for air, complete the task at hand, smell the freshness of the air right after the rain.
There are storms, no doubt about it, but they all come to an end eventually. Watch the sky for a break in the weather and then soar!
In the past 35 days I have learned the art of timing the rain. It may be raining most of the day, but there will be a break. There will be 15 minutes, 30 or maybe even an hour that the rain slows to a drizzle or stops completely.
If you really want to avoid running in the rain, you simply must be ready for it to stop. Then go for it!
A few days ago I waited in the car at Eli's baseball practice until the steady downpour turned to a slight sprinkle. During a pretty crazy rainy day I waited at home, dressed and ready for the moment the sky took a break.
It's there, a calm in the storm, a break in the downpour....you just have to be looking for it. If you hide away or give up looking you might just miss the 45 minutes of sunshine surrounded by the storm.
If you settle in and believe that the storm will never end, you'll miss the opportunity to come up for air, complete the task at hand, smell the freshness of the air right after the rain.
There are storms, no doubt about it, but they all come to an end eventually. Watch the sky for a break in the weather and then soar!
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