Energized

Today it was cloudy and cool in Jujuy.  Most unusual for this time of year.  I shouldn't be by this point in my life, but I never fail to be amazed at how much the weather affects me.  I HATE cloudy, especially when it is mixed with cold - absolutely without a doubt when it is added in with moisture.  Rain sucks.  I don't see it any other way. 

Well, we needed to road test our STL SUV anyway (just got it back from being in the shop for a long time) so we prepped the fam & jumped in.  We headed north - the road that directions only goes one way - up, up, up!  The nice thing is that in just about an hour you climb almost 4,000 feet in elevation and pop out - ABOVE the clouds! 

It is an amazing truth that no matter HOW cloudy, rainy, dreary, stormy, (fill in the blank with any other depressing "y" word) it is - the sun is STILL shining!  Yes!  : )   Nothing can stop it! 

Well, once again I lived the truth of this.  We got up to Purmamarca and it was so sunny and beautiful.  : )  I was instantly energized - happy, smiling, in a good mood.  Amazing the affect that the sun has on me.  As we drove I enjoyed the stark, barren, wind blown landscape.  To many people the desert is a horrible place.  To me, it is incredibly beautiful.  So are the people who live there. 

They are strong and unmovable.  They live in the harshest of environments.  They have to make do with the least of resources.  They live in the sun, soaking it in.  They are dry, overly tanned, possibly leather skinned, and tough.  Yet, they are beautiful...just as is the land they live in.  Others can't stand to live there.  I can't stand not to. 

As I was driving along, big smile on my face, so thrilled with the emotional boost from the sunshine - I started thinking of how The Son (Jesus) has the same affect on me.  Every time I come out of the dark, cold, dreary spiritual environs and into the light and warmth of His presence, the Son of the living God - it has the same affect on me as physical sunlight.  Amazingly wonderful.  Emotionally uplifting.  Like laying out pool side in your trunks with your shades on in the summertime.  : ) 

Good night all.
Spend lots of time in the SON Light - it won't give you cancer - in fact, it might just heal you of it.  lol.

Paz, favor y vida nueva en la luz de Jesus -