No Resistance

There were no clouds in the sky this morning which means there was nothing for the sun to bounce its light off. The sky showed a little bit of colour gradient but it was very muted. It was like a watercolour painting - beautiful but soft. It was definitely not one of the most spectacular sunrises I have ever seen.

I started thinking about this. Don't you think that it's interesting to note that the best sunrises come when there is a little resistance to a "perfect day"? When there is too much cloud cover then the sun can't get through at all. When there is no cloud cover then the sun has to do all the work. But, if there is just enough cloud cover then it usually provides the setting for a spectacular display of colour in the sky. Just a little resistance, a little tension and the whole scene is pushed to better than expected. It's same for you and me. We need tension and resistance because it gives us the contrasts required to push us to be our best. The trick is navigating the resistance and trusting that you have what it takes to face whatever is happening to you.