Running in the rain
Not just a sprinkle but a downpour.
The sheer delight of childlike memories.
Puddles and puddles.
Shoes so wet it becomes irrelevant.
Just wet is annoying. Very wet is delightful.
It’s a bit like life. Half in, and we never really get the experience.
There is a threshold to cross, from just wet to fully wet, that might feel uncomfortable. The threshold is where we get to choose.
Everything worth pursuing has a threshold moment. Too easy, no threshold, and the choice truly lives the meaning of cheap. Little value, because value has a Pattern Integrity of applied effort and attention.
Life asks us to show up, look clearly at the threshold, and choose. Living on the wrong side of the threshold becomes half-wet annoying. If you do this for too long, it might become a bad habit.
Photo Taken November 17th 2024, Article written December 1st 2024
