Understandably, everyone talks about everything being over the rainbow. But what about what is under the rainbow? Most of the world never gets to fly over a rainbow, like the birds, planes, or the occasional alien mothership. It's also cold up there in the upper atmosphere. It's cold and there's very little actual oxygen to breathe. Then there is that whole 'fear of falling' thing. Still, many people find themselves staring wistfully at the sky, wishing that we could fly over that rainbow. We are 'stuck' on the ground underneath the rainbow.
What is wrong with being underneath? We were made to look at the world with wonder, no matter the perspective!
When we are under the rainbow, we can stay firmly rooted on the ground, so we don't lose sight of what is real. Dreaming also comes more easily when we are still, as any toddler can demonstrate. We can feel the flow of the earth beneath while we stare up at the blue sky, the clouds floating lazily around the rainbow above. Under the rainbow, the colors will be more vivid than they are over the rainbow, where the air is thinner. My imagination can safely chase my thoughts all over the sky and pass through each color of that rainbow, as many times as I want. And when the rainbow disappears, as they do, I can carry the memory of it in my heart.
Whether you are above it, or beneath it, it's still a rainbow, and it's still wonderful.
