On sunny days, life’s ups and downs feel lighter. Setbacks come and go, manageable and fleeting. But on gray, heavy days, the downs stack up, and the ups feel distant.
I try to break the spell—to find warmth in small things, to remind myself that this will pass. Some days, it works. Others, it doesn’t. And maybe that’s okay.
The sun will shine again. I hope.
Ilze
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The sun is always shining, the sky is always blue, up above the clouds. Lift your eyes and let your imagination see the snowy mountaintops glistening against an indigo sky. L’essentiel est invisible aux yeux.
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That’s a beautiful perspective. Sometimes, it’s hard to remember what’s beyond the clouds, but I appreciate the reminder. L’essentiel est invisible aux yeux—maybe I just need to look differently today. Thank you.
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This post prompted me to send you this link, Ilze: https://derrickjknight.com/2014/02/21/beckys-book/
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I read it! Loved it! I wish someone made such book for me 🙂
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Thank you very much, Ilze
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It looks so cold there!
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It’s -9C to F it’s 15,8F
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Way to cold for me, I would stay bundeled up in bed or on the couch.
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..but for how long! There are things to do and life to experience 🙂
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That’s why I live where I do, no blizzards, not bone chilling cold but you’re think you’re in hell in the Summer.
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That is why I like living in Latvia. This year is an exception – no sun! I bet it’s climate change….
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Climate change is really affecting the weather and a lot is going to happen to slow it down.
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I think we can’t do that! We can’t slow it down! People simply don’t care.
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I think the same. I just said that to my husband yesterday.
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The sun has burned roughly 50% of its fuel and still has enough hydrogen to burn for several million more years. The sun will return. 🌞😎😊
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Good to know we won’t run out of sunshine anytime soon! Now if only it could hurry up and warm things up a bit. 😎☀️ Stupid clouds!
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Stupid clouds indeed, Ilze! Your weather seems very much like Michigan’s weather – constantly cloudy for 6-8 months of the year. Hence, I stayed in Nevada to avoid that weather after the divorce in 2016. 😂
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I don’t have Nevada 🙂 The whole of Latvia is like this 🙂
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