Stick around

There is a tree to the left of my balcony that blocks the sunrise at horizon level. So I miss the beautiful colors that occur before the sun actually comes up. This morning I decided to drive to the top of the street my friend lives on (much higher ground) to see if I could get a better view. I did except it was very cloudy and there was even lightning off to the west. I took a shot anyway. It was about 5:40. At 6:00, as you can see on the second picture, there was little improvement. I was thinking of just heading back home and trying on a day that was clearer. But I was doing some journaling during the wait and decided to finish my thoughts and then go.
Well, about 6:30, I looked up because I was ready to head out and I saw a gorgeous blue sky with only a few white puffy clouds and the white rays of the sun shooting up and out! I was so glad I ended up sticking around or I would have missed it! As I was driving away, it dawned (no pun intended) on me that this was a valuable lesson for life in general, too. 'When life is looking particularly gloomy and there doesn't appear to be much movement in a more desirable direction...don't give up on the possibility...stick around and you may be surprised at an outcome even better than you had hoped for.' Enjoy your day...it is bursting with possibility!