I was reminded of something important this morning: Getting through difficult times can be less trying if you can find a way to let go and ACCEPT. I know, trust me I know , that is much easier to sit here and type than it is to DO when confronted by difficult situations in real life. And yes, before you call it out, let me be the first to say that I know this example I am about to share is NOT (in the grand scheme of life and all of the horribleness humans must endure) a “ difficult situation ”. But it was being in this situation that brought me a bit of clarity, which is why I want to express it here. We are on vacation in Florida. We rented a condo on the beach. Today’s forecast was something like 80% chance of rain. So yeah, it was not looking like a beach day for us. But when we crawled out of bed at 10:30 am – the rain seemed to have passed. The sand was wet from a storm, and the sky was grey and cloudy – but it seemed l...