Little Black Rain Cloud
by Richelle Swinkels
Life is
filled with ups and downs, but there are times when it feels like there is
nothing but downs and there are no ups visible in your future. One after
another things happen and it just feels like
you have a little black rain cloud following you around and you can’t
escape it no matter where you go…..
These are
the moments when we lose sight of any positivity and may feel the urge to give
up and surrender to our struggles. I’ve had this black rain cloud following me
around for a few months, between deaths, personal issues, health issues,
stress, anxiety I just feel like I can’t find my sunshine. There’s been so much
darkness but no matter what you have to keep fighting or it will all be for
nothing. I had to find my own personal “umbrella” to shield me from the rain
while I push through. I heard a saying once and it lingers with me in times
like this.
“You have to get through the
rain in order to see the rainbow”
This image
was really important for me to do because this feeling has overwhelmed me. I
was so busy focusing on representing the black cloud, the rain, the sadness
that I didn’t even notice I subconsciously added the light in the image.
Looking back at this image now I see that my subject is looking into the light,
and it’s only a matter of time before the storm passes. Seeing this has helped
me to keep pushing until I can see the rainbow. To look inside myself for the
strength to keep going and never give up.
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