☁️The Practice of Clouds
A gentle guide to embracing uncertainty, emotional weather, and the sustainability of movement.
🌱What the Sky Remembers
The morning of the event – nerve-wrecking…Our first public appearance. How will they react? Will the kids want to make a wish? Do I have enough to give out? What if they don’t like it? The mind has a way of planting seeds of doubt so quickly. But then I remembered what I saw on my drive back out to these beautiful lands – the clouds – les nuages. Watching them drift – how they never cling but rather transform without losing themselves – they just let the wind carry them, knowing that everything will shape out as it should. And then it happened. That day was such an amazing feeling – sitting under the desert sky, listening to children shriek with joy for hours, seeing the intrigue on faces that had never seen LRC before…truly a moment to be remembered and be forever grateful for.
Afterwards, I reflected – what if resilience isn’t about staying clear, but rather learning how to move with or like the weather? If you think about it, we are weather systems too, non? We’re emotional creatures – ecological and constantly shifting in our own right. And one emotion that I think can be our detriment at times is one not too often brought up – uncertainty.
🌿Uncertainty as a Teacher
What if we took the time to think of uncertainty not necessarily as this “negative” emotion, but rather a state of being?
Think of it this way – clouds come in many forms, and they exist between states. Whether it’s vapor and rain, fluffy and bountiful shapes and dispersal, but one thing they are not is stuck in that state. They don’t fight the state they are in, but rather understand that it is something that is simply passing – fleeting. So, they wait patiently, drifting, until eventually they release their old form to take on something new.
In sustainability, this mirrors the principle of dynamic balance – systems that flex and flow will always last longer – toujours. These systems are simply cycles of change that don’t try to avoid the next state, but adapt to it. If we take soil, for example, it not only allows water to penetrate it, but it also absorbs the air as well to allow for a much more diverse ecosystem. The same with clouds – they hold light and density; just like us…We can be uncertain, but we can also choose to be hopeful instead.
☁️Time to Practice — A 10-Minute Cloud Meditation (Anywhere, Anytime)
We all love to say we don’t have time – but sometimes you have to make time for the important things – like you. Regeneration doesn’t start with you repurposing your entire front yard into a community garden, but rather with your inner ecosystem – you cannot give what you don’t have, or at least aren’t willing to cultivate within yourself first.
This is a regenerative, accessible practice anyone can do:
Step 1 – Look Up:
Find a patch of sky (window, outdoors, or even a video). Observe the clouds — their speed, shape, and tone.
Step 2 – Mirror the Motion:
Notice your breath matching the movement: inhale as clouds gather, exhale as they drift apart.
Step 3 – Identify Your Weather:
Ask: “What kind of sky am I carrying today?” Name your internal weather without judgment.
Step 4 – Release the Weight:
Visualize tension turning to vapor — imagine it rising and dissolving.
Step 5 – Offer Gratitude:
Whisper thanks to the clouds for their work and their lessons — they carry the planet’s memory, cleanse the air you just filled your lungs with, and remind us that nothing stays heavy forever.
🌾Small Sustainable Practice
Whether you notice the changes around you or feel a shift in the air, remember: you’re not separate from nature — you’re part of it. If you are not in balance, it’s hard to imagine that your surroundings will be.
After your “cloud practice,” I challenge you to choose one small act that lightens your footprint or spirit. It could be something as simple as letting your clothes air-dry instead of machine-drying – work with the air. Or maybe you need a digital drift this week – one day where you have minimal screen time, and maximize your presence. Or maybe it’s about time you actually use that adorable journal you bought last month – write about your internal forecast, track your emotional climate, and don’t ignore it.
When you align your “inner weather,” so to speak, you’ll be surprised how it can translate to outer sustainable and regenerative living.
🌤️Becoming the Cloud/ Devenir le Nuage
The clouds never ask permission to change.
They teach us that movement can be gentle — and that even uncertainty can be beautiful.
Every breath, every drift, is a chance to remember that clarity isn’t stillness.
It’s trust.
Les nuages ne demandent jamais la permission de changer.
Ils nous enseignent que le mouvement peut être doux – et que même l’incertitude peut être belle.
Chaque respiration, chaque dérive est une occasion de se rappeler que la clarté n’est pas l’immobilité.
C’est la confiance.
🌸 Real-World Practice Summary
The Cloud Practice — 10 minutes a day
Observe → Mirror → Name → Release → Act
A small ritual for emotional ecology and environmental care.
If this reflection found you on a cloudy day, maybe it was meant to. Breathe. Look up. Let go. ☁️
Avec beaucoup de soin,
LRC 🤍