Life is like the weather.

Life is messy, challenging, and hard. It isn’t easy to navigate at times. It is tempting to withdraw, hoping that life will become easier. Except it won’t. Withdrawing from a crisis doesn’t remove the crisis. The way to deal with a crisis is direct. Move through it. Experiencing the hard, messy, and challenging parts. It is good to see challenges like the weather. It comes and goes. We want sunny days but get rain, snow, and sleet. The good news is this. It doesn’t last forever. Bad weather may last for a time, but it does change. The same goes for the hard, messy, and challenging it will pass.