You’ve likely heard the saying, “When it rains, it pours.” Well, it rained on me yesterday. Poured, actually. Metaphorically. I didn’t have an umbrella or rain jacket, so I got wet. Also metaphorically.

I’ve learned that when this happens in life, it’s valuable to pause, reflect, understand the root cause, and internally commit to addressing the things I can control that factored into my soaking experience. Sometimes those things are difficult to acknowledge because sometimes you make your own weather.

We’ll all get caught in a downpour at one point or another in our lives. The key to getting through these drenching moments is having a framework in place that acts as a rain barrel to collect the water and store it until it can be used to grow a garden.

Metaphorically, of course.