RAINBOWS FOR EASTER

Yesterday morning I read an interesting article about rainbows and the pandemic. I began an article for the community magazine, but I knew it wouldn’t get out in the community until the June issue - the May issue has just gone to the printers.

This is what I began to write:

“Six colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Violet, make a rainbow, the meteorological phenomenon that has probably been seen at one time or another by everyone on earth. They are a part of the spirituality and mythology of every culture on Earth, and have been depicted over the millennia in everywhere from cave and rock art to today’s rainbow flag.
Everyone loves rainbows – they lift our hearts and spirits. Children love rainbows. They often draw them when they’re asked to draw what makes them happy. In these times of pandemic, when we need a smile and all the hope we can get, childlike, homemade rainbow signs are popping up here and there in windows around the world. The…”

And then it dawned on me: all of us - not just the children -  should be putting rainbows in our windows. To see what I mean, just google “rainbows for Covid-19” – you’ll be amazed. I didn’t color Easter eggs this year, but I got out paper and crayons and made a rainbow for my front door window.

I hope everyone will join me and make a rainbow for their window and spread some hope and some smiles this viral Spring.