Riding out the Storm: All is Well

(I LOVE this book!)

Big changes are coming to this country. Although the changes seem scary, and there is a lot of fear circulating, these storms (like the ones in nature) bring a great cleansing. I have this trust and belief that things happen for a reason. There is this great kids excerpt in the lovely book"Zen Shorts" and I want share it with all of you. In the story a boy learns how good luck and bad luck (as well as many things) are all mixed up, and perhaps are really one and the same. Here is an excerpt:

"There was once an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news his neighbors came to visit. "Such bad luck," they said sympathetically.
"Maybe," the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned bringing with it two other wild horses.
"Such good luck!" the neighbors exclaimed.
"Maybe," replied the farmer. The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown off, and broke his leg. Again the neighbors came to offer their sympathy on his misfortune.
"Such bad luck," they said.
"Maybe," answered the farmer. The day after that the military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army to fight in a war. Seeing that the son's leg was broken, they passed him by.
"Such good luck!" cried the neighbors. "Maybe," said the farmer.

----(Zen Shorts, Jon Muth)

Perhaps we can ride the wave and trust that all is well