Why Won't the Sun come out?

I live in the North of Scotland. It is very beautiful. Tourists come from all over the world to enjoy our Highland scenery. There is only one problem, (don't tell the Tourist Board...)

The sun doesn't shine. The sun doesn't shine in the Winter - that's OK, I don't expect it to. The sun doesn't shine in the Spring or Autumn - well, it does a bit, but allow me a bit of poetic licence.

The PROBLEM is that the sun doesn't shine in the Summer. Never. Not one tiny incy bit. Not a sliver of hope peeps out from behind those grey clouds. At least that's what it feels like, and as far as I'm concerned, that's my reality. And what happens when its Summer and the sun doesn't shine? I get in a mood.

Summer sunless mood = "I can't cope......", "I wish my life was easier......", (ssh.....whisper this one), "I wish my daughter was normal so we could have proper holidays....." and creeping up behind my ears, my old friend, "Its not fair...." And all because of the weather!

But here's the thing, I don't think I'm the only one thinking these thoughts. I know for a fact, because I have friends worldwide who share these things, that there are people in Arizona and Australia, India and Indiana, who also have these thoughts. Perhaps not exactly the same, but similar, "wish it were different", "its too much" thoughts. Mmm. But its sunny in their summer! If I'm feeling bad because its not sunny, shouldn't they be feeling fabulous in their sun-drenched climes?

Perhaps I have to face it, again. Its not the sun, or lack of it. Its me. I am making myself feel bad. I am creating my own reality.

So my thought for today is,

"I can choose to be happy whether the sun shines or not."

I feel better already.