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Vivian Greene’s famous line cuts through the fantasy of a trouble-free existence. We often operate under the unconscious belief that happiness is a destination on the other side of difficulty. If I can just get through this busy season at work... If I can just pay off this debt... If I can just get past this health scare... then the sun will come out.
Greene offers a radical alternative: surrender the waiting. To "dance in the rain" is not to pretend the storm isn't cold or uncomfortable. It is an act of defiance. It is looking at the mud and the lightning and deciding that joy is not dependent on your circumstances, but on your posture. 1. Rain is necessary for growth. In arid climates, plants grow deep roots to survive. But they only flower after the rain. Similarly, the difficult seasons of life—the rejections, the heartbreaks, the failures—are often the very things that force our character to stretch and deepen. Without the rain, we remain shallow. quote about rain and life
So go ahead. Get a little wet.