If you have never heard of him, Paul Vasquez was the kind of man that most boys are cautioned and groomed not to be: vulnerable and exuberant. In his expression of unbridled joy at witnessing a double rainbow outside his home one sunny morning, he expresses something so beautiful and infectious that is has touched 74 million people around the world. This is not an accident. We all know the yearning for the feeling that he expresses, but how many of us allow it, even to ourselves.
In his appreciation of this beautiful display Mr. Vasquez invites us to connect with the infinite beauty of the natural world. A double rainbow ignited in him a question: What does it mean? Why him, why this day?
I invite you, in these very difficult times with so many stressors, to go on this journey with him. Allow yourself to connect with the beauty and the pain, the grief and the inspiration.
The more we feel, the more we allow our authentic voice to emerge and feel safety in it.
I am forever grateful for this truly beautiful moment with this man. For his willingness to be vulnerable in his sharing of this moment. Especially for the reminder that the world, with all it’s challenges, is a beautiful and even magical place.