When It’s Raining Let It Rain

Sometimes we are in situations we have to patiently endure. There is no viable alternative. We can get angry with the situation. We can get angry with people we believe are responsible for the situation. Or, we can be content with what we are doing and seek to define our happiness within our present context. If we make our happiness a bargain chip in situations we can’t change, we’ll lose and remain anxious, angry, and unhappy. American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow put it this way: “For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.” And, ancient Chinese wisdom says, “Endure for a moment, and the storm will pass; take a step back, and the sea and sky will open wide.”