If you ask a Bermudian what the weather was going to be like on any day during Bermuda Marathon Weekend, they would tell you it's going to rain; that every year the weather is always terrible on Race Weekend. We have been going since 2016 and while there was a monsoon on the Saturday of Race Weekend in 2016, we've experienced mostly fair weather during our trips to the Island in January.
This year the weather was spectacular! We were even treated to a rainbow during breakfast during our last day. The breakfast wait staff said "Go get your pot of gold." We looked out the window and there was a rainbow but with the strong winds it quickly disappeared. It suddenly reappeared and I ran outside to get a photo of it:
The forecast called for wind and rain all day on Monday of Marathon Weekend. I woke up and took this video:
Not a problem as they say in Bermuda. We planned to spend the day packing and heading into Hamilton for shopping and dinner.
With one ear cocked to outside during our morning meditation, I noticed the rain stopped. I felt moved to open my eyes and was treated to this spectacular dramatic sunrise:
I was privileged and blessed to watch the layer of clouds move apart to reveal the dawn of a new day.
It seemed as though those thick rain clouds and grey skies were going to be a permanent part of our day.
And isn't that what happens in life? When we are going through a tough time it seems as though the skies are never going to clear; that we'll never again see the sun shine or feel its warmth.
When we walked to the beach after breakfast, more clouds moved in. As I looked at the cloud formation, it seemed the Divine was reminding me to be present; You are here!
I also saw two angels side by side in the clouds.
The sun broke through and we experienced sunshine for most of the day. We cancelled our trip into Hamilton. We swam and walked on the beach.
During one of our swims, a gentle rain fell as a cloud hovered over the pool.
Everyone scattered but Tom and I enjoyed the luxury of swimming in the rain. We knew that the rain cloud would pass.
It is so easy to look at a forecast or a diagnosis/prognosis given by the so called experts and harden our perception to that "reality."
Inspiration rained down on my heart and soul as I witnessed the transformative moments of Bermuda weather reminding me to hold onto hope for brighter days even when the skies are rainy and grey and the forecast is for unrelenting rain. And sometimes we are even surprised by a rainbow that appears in the sky without the rain!
To your health and wellness
From my heart to yours
Mary
My healing journey using the power of visualization is featured in David R. Hamilton's book, "How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body-Anniversary Edition." It's available on Amazon.
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My books are available on Amazon.
Feel the Heal: An Anthology of Poems to Heal Your Life
Coming Home: A Memoir of Healing Hope and Possibility that chronicles the first 7 years of my healing journey:
Going the Distance: The Power of Endurance (With a Foreword by Jacqueline Hansen):
***Coming Soon - The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953***
“The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953” takes you on Mary McManus’ healing odyssey from a wheelchair to the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon and beyond. After the diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome in December 2006, Mary got still and asked for Divine Guidance tapping into the powerful connection she experienced to the Divine from an early age. She harnessed the power of her mind to heal her body, feverishly writing poetry in which she imagined herself healthy, whole and free from the shackles of her youth. Mary’s quest to heal her life led her to the sport of running. Her story is one that will leave you cheering for the underdog, discovering the meaning of different ability and experiencing the stunning view from the back of the pack of a race. You will have the privilege of bearing witness to how Mary overcame every challenge that life presented to her. The sport of running provides the backdrop for her journey of transformation from a survivor of childhood paralytic polio and severe trauma at the hands of family members to a woman who embodies faith, grace under fire, courage, determination, endurance and resilience. Running became a way of life for Mary that tested her mettle while forging friendships to last a lifetime. As you’ll discover in “The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953” nothing, not even a serious knee injury in December of 2014 could stop her on the roads or in her life.
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