My perspective on life has been shaped by so many things. Experiences, people, places. Every moment along my life path has added to my little bundle I carry with me. And, that little bundle works as a filter for how I experience new things.

Last week I was visiting a friend of mine in Oregon. We always have great moments together. I knew before I even left on my trip that I would come home with things to write about.

This particular weekend was unusually cool in the Portland area. Every morning I would sip my tea and watch the sun rise in between Mount Saint Helen’s and Mount Hood. And, every morning I would watch as the low clouds would slowly moved in covering the sun. Every day there was the threat of rain and every day the sky cleared without follow through.

Finally, on Sunday, the sky opened up we were in the midst of a classic pacific northwest rainstorm. If you have not experienced a storm like this, you should put it on your list of things to accomplish. The rain drops in the northwest seem bigger. The puddles seem wetter. The storms seem longer. It is one of the things I love. To sit and watch the rain fall. However, there is one small thing I would rather avoid when the rain comes, and that is driving.

Driving in the rain scares me to death. I would rather do just about anything else. In fact, my friend and I have a running joke that I would rather drive in a blizzard, and she would rather drive in a down poor. While we laugh about this, there is a reason these things ring true in our lives…

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