I recently took a ride to video store to select my evening’s entertainment. A dramatic thunderstorm was passing over as I made my way across town in middle of late afternoon rush hour traffic.

The sky was dark and rain was coming down in torrents. I made my way into store surrendering to inevitable soaking I was unable to prevent.

As I lost myself in search for perfect film to match mood of evening I became aware of sun, suddenly and brilliantly streaming through west windows of store.

Perfect conditions for a rainbow, I thought.

I made a quick decision, grabbed a movie, and blew out of store like a child distracted by bells of an ice cream truck.

“Get in car and drive east,” an inner voice prompted. As I drove down street I felt like a rainbow chaser. Dodging and weaving in and out of traffic with my eyes mostly not on road, searching still black sky for any sign of spectral wonder I knew had to be there.

Yes! There it was. Arching across whole city a perfect rainbow. Each color brilliant and revealing to me it’s momentary magic. I was so excited I wanted to yell to all passing cars, “Look up!”

It occurs to me that we, as individuals appear to be defined by our problems. The poor are defined by lack and limitation, scarcity and want. The ill are defined by pain and suffering, fear and worry. Even wealthy and successful are defined by how to diversify, where to invest, best use of their money and resources and even how to keep up their lifestyle. It must then follow that subject of problems and HOW WE DEAL WITH THEM should be a top priority.

I recently read a very thought provoking book on this subject by Wayne Dyer called, "There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem". The book is based on premise that we are all part of a vast energy field ranging from higher energies such are light and thought all way to lower energies - including our solid material world where our problems exist. This vast energy field has access to all knowledge in universe. It's all energy.

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be beset with one problem after another? Or why when we try to fix a problem (lose weight, stop smoking, a troublesome relationship, etc.) harder we try, more difficult it gets? That's because we WORRY about problem, we THINK about problem, and VISUALIZE problem - and as a result of giving so much energy to problem, we manifest more and more problems in our lives. Remember, "As you THINK, so shall you be"!