The Rainbow after the Storm: Marriage Equality and Social Change in the U.S.

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Sometimes the Lord rides out the storm with us And other times He calms the restless sea around us Most of all, He clams the storm inside us In our deepest inner soul.” – Lloyd John Ogilvie Just look at the sky when the rainbow appears and all the richness of colors will fascinate you completely.” — Eraldo Banovac So when my rainbows were little babies, I held them and appreciated the time with them a lot more. I tried to take life a little slower, though I tend to not take life very slow. My rainbow babies have brought lots of joy into our lives. They do not take away our loss, and in some ways, it’s weird watching them grow as old, and then older than Aria. There are many things that are like that, that make you both happy and sad at the same time, but that’s part of our life now right? There are so many bittersweet moments. So many moments when you imagine holding your child who is gone instead of your rainbow baby. There are moments where I would hold them and wonder what Aria would feel like to hold again, or when she was the same age as them and try to remember. So they don’t take away the pain, but they bring so much joy. For each thorn, there’s a rosebud… For each twilight – a dawn… For each trial – the strength to carry on, For each storm cloud – a rainbow… For each shadow – the sun… For each parting – sweet memories when sorrow is done.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Don’t fear the storm, for the rainbow’s never far behind.” — Jamie Worthington After the Storm Quotes

Life isn’t finding shelter in the storm. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Sherrilyn Kenyon During the week we would have a daily ‘chat and mindfulness’ session where we would chat about how we where feeling, what was going on around us and how this was affecting us. We followed this with guided mindfulness and mediation. This really helped with people’s stress and anxiety levels and again that feeling of connection. I’m continually inspired by nature, and the rainbow is one of nature’s greatest optical phenomenon. The sighting of a rainbow never fails to bring a smile to people’s faces. They signify optimism and positivity: with them comes the sunshine after the rain.” — Matthew Williamson I always felt the world cannot fall apart as long as free men see the rainbow, feel the rain and hear the laugh of a child.” When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That is what this storm is all about.”- Haruki Murakami

Why is a rainbow a bow—or arc?

The rainbow, 'the bridge of the gods', proved to be the bridge to our understanding of light—much more important.” The world is a great ocean, upon which we encounter more tempestuous storms than calms.” – Edgar Allan Poe No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don’t worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever.” – Iyanla Vanzant Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.” ― Lord Byron

A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon." I’ve seen some spectacular rainbows on my travels, and I’m sure you have too! Is there anything better than a brilliant rainbow after a heavy shower? Where did you see your best rainbow? Once upon a time, the rainbow visible in the sky after a storm represented all the colors there were. Our earth was designed that way.” Understand that you own nothing. Everything that surrounds you is temporary. Only the love in your heart will last forever.” – Leon Brown

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Don't let the rain drive you to the wrong shelter; the shade can turn out to be your protector and also your destroyer, and sometimes the rain is the perfect protector from the rain." The sky itself is the eighth color of the rainbow, spread over the whole sky for us, all the time.” All the best things in life are free: love, smiles, friends, family, pets and companions, thoughts, sunsets and sunrises and especially rainbows.”