S.T.O.R.M. Defined

Typhoon Ofel just passed us by. She’s not as destructive compared to other typhoons before (just a personal assessment). And I am grateful for that. I woke up early this morning and took some photos. Still the water is all around our backyard but it has subsided. Thanks God!

Yesterday, in the midst of the storm, I’ve decided to gather storm-related quotes and then created an acronym.

S - Stay strong, focus on what you can do, not what you cannot, and know that the clouds will soon part, and the sun will return again. ~Doe Zantamata

T - Typhoons will come and go. But the real storm is in your mind. Dispel the storms in your mind. It maybe stormy on the outside but it shouldn’t be stormy on the inside. ~Bo Sanchez

O - Out of defeat can come the best in human nature. As Christians face storms of adversity, they may rise with more beauty. They are like trees that grow on mountain ridges - battered by winds, yet trees in which we find the strongest wood. ~Billy Graham

R - Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. ~John Updike

M - May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you and all your heart might desire.~Irish Blessings

And I always remind myself to “Hold on. Things will get better.

It maybe stormy now but it can’t rain forever.”