INFORMACIÓN

La revista Psicothema fue fundada en Asturias en 1989 y está editada conjuntamente por la Facultad y el Departamento de Psicología de la Universidad de Oviedo y el Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias. Publica cuatro números al año.
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PSICOTHEMA
  • Director: Laura E. Gómez Sánchez
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Rainy Day - Positive Quotes ((exclusive))

Samir arrived home, damp but not cold. His mother looked at him, worried. “You’re soaked,” she said. He just shrugged. “It’s just water,” he replied, and for the first time that day, he meant it. He went to his room, pulled out an old notebook, and began to write. He wrote about the trembling branches and the puddles that held the sky. The rain had washed away the sting of the morning’s cruelty, leaving behind something raw and new.

Maya, peeking at Leo sleeping peacefully, saw a small rainbow form in a distant patch of sky. She thought of a quote she had seen once on a faded poster in a coffee shop: She hadn’t understood it then. She did now. The rain had watered something dry and brittle inside her, and she felt it begin to grow again.

Elara, watching the sunset from her porch, thought: She took a bite of a warm cookie, crisp on the edges and soft in the center. Perfect. rainy day positive quotes

Fifteen-year-old Samir pulled his hood tighter and stepped off the school bus. He hated rainy days. They made the hallways smell like wet wool and desperation. Today, a group of older kids had mocked his secondhand backpack, calling it “vintage garbage.” He felt small and unseen. Instead of going straight home, he took a detour to the nature trail behind the library. It was empty. No one was stupid enough to be out in this. But Samir needed the quiet. The rain muted every harsh sound. It softened the edges of the world. He walked slowly, watching how each leaf became a tiny cup, how a single drop could make a whole branch tremble and then spring back, stronger. He remembered a quote his late grandmother had kept on her fridge: He wasn't sure about grace, but he understood the life part. The puddles mirrored the clouds, and for a moment, Samir saw his own reflection not as a boy with a cheap backpack, but as a living part of this vast, breathing world. The rain didn't care what his backpack looked like. The rain was for everyone.

Maya, having finally put Leo down for a nap, stood by her own window. The rain was a soft hiss now. She felt a strange sense of peace. She hadn’t answered a single email, but she had answered a more important call. She cracked the window open, just an inch. The smell of wet earth—petrichor, she remembered it was called—filled the room. It was the smell of renewal. She closed her eyes and let the cool, damp air touch her face. The rain wasn't an obstacle. It was a reset button. Samir arrived home, damp but not cold

As evening fell, the rain began to slow. The clouds broke apart, revealing a pale, golden sun that set the world ablaze with a thousand watery reflections. Each puddle on Main Street became a mirror of fire and light.

Samir, finishing his last sentence, looked up from his notebook. The sun streamed through his window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. He thought of the quote that had arrived in his head just as the rain had arrived on his walk: It wasn't about romance, not for him. It was about courage. The courage to walk through the storm, to feel it, and to come out on the other side not unscathed, but unafraid. He just shrugged

The rainy day had ended. But the quiet, the growth, and the grace it had brought lingered long after the last drop fell. For Elara, for Maya, for Samir, the rain had not been a dark day to endure, but a bright, silver gift—a reminder that sometimes, the world needs to slow down, take a breath, and wash everything clean. And that is a very positive thing indeed.