It’s a gray rainy day outside today and for some reason I’ve felt kind of draggy ever since I got up.  Low energy, mind a little foggy, moving slowly.  Not feeling a great deal of interest in anything or a lot of motivation.  That kind of day.  

I have learned that when those kinds of days come, I need to embrace them and just be where I am.  Open my awareness to all that I am feeling and experiencing and all that is happening around me.  Accept all of that and myself in that place with peace and express gratitude for this piece of my journey.  

Obviously, days like this are not my favorite.  But everything that comes to me on my path is a gift.  I know that.  And one of the gifts in this kind of day is understanding that the lesson and the practice of embracing where I am, even if it is not what I would have chosen, accepting it in peace and focusing on gratitude for it is a very important lesson in my life.

Thich Nhat Hanh talks about equanimity.  So does the I Ching.  Equanimity is essentially finding peace in whatever occurs.  Acknowledging that the flow of life brings to us in each moment exactly what is supposed to be in that moment, and in a big picture, exactly what is needed.  

What is brought to us is not always pain-free.  Sometimes it is uncomfortable. Sometimes it is very hard.  But something else I have come to know is that there is dark and light in everything.  Both are necessary and both exist at the same time.  Finding peace in whatever occurs means understanding that and accepting both the dark and the light.

Like I said, it’s a gray day today, an overcast sky and not a lot of sunshine.  It kind of matches how I am feeling inside.  I will acknowledge and accept this darker day, embrace it and let myself be where I am, and be grateful it is on my path.  In some way that I don’t completely understand, I know that this day is exactly as it is needed to be.

I hope you find peace in whatever occurs today!