You Can’t Outrun the Rain

Amber Sessions
To go along with this song by Calee Reed that she sang during Time Out For Women, she shared her own version of this story:

During the Storm, Be the Buffalo, Not the Cow
Wilma Mankiller, the first ever female chief of the Cherokee nation and owner of one of the best surnames in history once said, Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it – and gets through it quicker.

Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo.

It’s a great image isn’t it? A herd of bison steadfastly and slowly progressing in the face of a blizzard rather than running in the other direction.

When confronted with a problem, do you try to avoid it, or do you put your head down and find a way through?

Working through tough times isn’t easy. It always seems more comfortable to turn the other way and try to outrun the storm.

But invariably, the problem won’t go away, it just lasts longer and gets worse.
We need to turn and face it head on.

Sometimes, life is so overwhelming that you don’t know where to start.
Marriage problems, health issues, financial pressures, work, teenagers, bills, the list can on and on sometimes.

When life seems like a storm, be the buffalo.

Put your head down and take a step.

Do something.

It can be a small step at first, something manageable, something that gets the momentum started.

Then take another step, and another.

I don’t know how long your storm will last or how intense it is.

All that I do know is that the buffalo gets through it quicker and in better shape than the cow.

https://betterlifecoachingblog.com/2011/06/03/during-the-storm-be-the-buffalo-not-the-cow/

I love this! I’ve been working through a lot of stuff lately.

I’m finding that it’s so true, that we can’t outrun the rain, eventually it catches up to us so it’s better to face it all and feel all the feels and then lovingly and graciously give it all to the Savior. He knows! He knows everything we feel and have felt and are personally going through. When it feels like no one gets it, He does. I am eternally grateful for my Savior, I testify of Him and His love, because of Him, we can heal and be made whole. 💜

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Hi, I’m Amber Sessions. Welcome to Reclaimed Wholeness. This space was born from a sacred wrestle, a time in my life when I was doing all the things I had been taught to do: praying, fasting, seeking priesthood blessings, clinging to faith with everything I had. And I still believe in those things with my whole heart. They work. They matter. They are foundational. But in one particularly heart-wrenching season, I also felt prompted to seek deeper understanding and tools that could support the healing process in ways I hadn’t explored before. That journey opened the door to learning about how the spirit, mind, body, and heart are connected in profound and beautiful ways. Reclaimed Wholeness was created to hold space for those of us who are walking that same path, faithful, seeking, and wondering what else God may be inviting us to discover. Through spiritual intuitive mentoring, I offer a blend of tools like Human Design, Gene Keys, Aura Personalities, and more…but always centered in truth, guided by the Spirit, and grounded in faith. I believe in miracles. I believe in divine timing. And I believe that wholeness is not about fixing what’s broken, but remembering what’s always been true: that you are a child of God with divine purpose, worth, and light. I’m so glad you’re here. Your individual journey is unique and sacred and it’s time to reclaim your true identity and wholeness.

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