The Quiet After the Storm
I spent this morning trying to scrub a stubborn mud stain off my kitchen floor. It rained so hard last night that the garden overflowed, and I must have tracked half the yard inside without realizing it. I was annoyed at first, scrubbing away and thinking about how much I dislike a mess. But as I worked, the house grew incredibly still. The air felt scrubbed clean, too. It made me realize how often we resent the storms in our lives—the unexpected delays, the sudden downpours that ruin our plans—only to find that they leave behind a strange, necessary clarity. We spend so much energy trying to keep our lives tidy and predictable. Yet, it is usually the moments when the world is turned upside down that we finally see things for what they truly are. When the noise stops and the dust settles, what is the one thing left standing in your life that you know for certain is real?
Nilla Palmer has captured this exact feeling of stillness in her beautiful image titled Saharan Silhouette. It reminds me that even in the most vast and challenging places, there is a moment of peace waiting to be found. Does this image bring a sense of calm to your day as well?
