Without the Rain, there would be No Rainbow

The soul would have no rainbow,
Had the eyes no tears.
- John Vance Cheney

The rainbow will remind me of the covenant between God and all living creatures.
- Genesis 9:16

Give thanks for the rain in your life
which waters the flowers of your soul.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down.
Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
- Gilbert K. Chesterton

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This is my wish for you...

It Might Have Been

Tears and Laughter

Beyond Your Worries
     

Promise of Rainbows

The soul would have no rainbow,
Had the eyes no tears.
- John Vance Cheney

Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life.
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.
- Lord Byron

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down.
Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
- Gilbert K. Chesterton

The rainbow will remind me of the covenant between God and all living creatures.
- Genesis 9:16

Further reading: Tears and Laughter

This is my wish for you...

Feeling Depressed?

It Might Have Been

Beyond Your Worries

Tears

There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not the mark of weakness,
but of power.
They speak more eloquently
than ten thousand tongues.
They are messengers of
overwhelming grief ...
and unspeakable love.
- Washington Irving

Those who don't know how to weep
with their whole heart,
don't know how to laugh either
- Golda Meir

The soul would have no rainbow,
Had the eyes no tears.
- John Vance Cheney

Tears and laughter cleanse the heart.
- jlh

Are you holding back long-suppressed emotions? Let your feelings flow, right now.

While some of us wear our emotions on our sleeve, others keep feelings bottled up for decades. Strike a balance. If you are suffering with unexpressed frustration or grief, let the tears flow. Then find a friend to laugh with. Laughter, however artificial it feels, lightens the saddest moments and bonds us to family and friends.

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Coping With Loss, Grief, and the Fear Of Your Own Mortality

Feeling Used and Left Out

Coping with Heartbreak

Let the depths of nature become a part of your innermost being

And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me.
- Black Elk

May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
- Irish Blessing

Today is your day to dance lightly with life,
sing wild songs of adventure,
invite rainbows and butterflies out to play,
soar your spirit, and unfurl your joy. - jlh

The soul would have no rainbow,
Had the eyes no tears.
- John Vance Cheney

There is something about a rainbow that just can't be ignored. Whether spectacle of nature or covenant, no two rainbows are ever the same, and each one is always breath-taking.

Pay attention to rainbows, and snowflakes, butterflies and the songs of birds, the crash of storm-driven waves and the mirror-surface of a quiet pond. Let the depths of nature become a part of your innermost being.

Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now