It's 35 degrees today and this tropical girl just wants some warmth. As I walked through the house I feel slight chills coming from the unseen open spaces of the house. It's freezing outside and despite the heater being on, the house still has open sections in it that's just brrrrrrrrry cold!
I am downstairs in the living room and something draws me near the front door. Maybe it is the beautiful sun rays the were glistening through the window. Maybe it's just divine intervention, but whatever it is I made it close enough to feel how surprisingly warm, almost how hot the glass is. I thought to myself that it felt like summer all over again in this Brooklyn, NYC place. All the slight and sudden chills vanished with just a small amount of it being felt in the bottom of my legs as the length of the glass in the door only reaches just below my thighs.
THIS IS AMAZING, I thought. How could the sun give this glass in the door so much heat in the middle of this FRIGID WEATHER??? I really couldn't believe it and didn't understand either, but then I thought, "look at that. The sun still serves its purpose amidst this very cold day."
Making it even more convincing, my son, not knowing what revelations I had made came and opened the door I was getting warmth from to show me that the outer door, which is all glass, generated even more heat. We both stood taking in the bliss of the feel of summer in our little space. We even went as far as to open both doors to see if outside was still freezing and indeed it was. With the rush of cold wind letting itself in as we cracked the door, I screamed out, "shut the door." It was that cold.
Is this you today? Are you the one who sheds warmth even when the world can be an icy cold place? Do you ever feel as though you should just blend in with all the harshness of those around you? Still serve your purpose today. Amidst the hate and what others throw your way, you have to serve your purpose. Be you. Be true in any and everything situation so that others can be drawn to your warmth.
