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Shifting Winds
Calm before, after, and during life’s storms
September, 2018
Often you feel the change in weather long before you see the storm approaching. Animals will give us clues. There will be silence where there once was chatter. Subtle shifts happen in the atmosphere also. And you know in every cell of your body — the weather is about to change.
I always loved the way the sky would make everything look greenish-yellow and the wind would blow the leaves up and backward just before the dark clouds rolled in and lightning hit. You might even be able to hear far-off thunder rolling through the valleys in the rural area I grew up in.
I adore storms. To this very day.
A good storm will wash and clean all the debris. It will clean the air of all the pollen. It will leave its own scent in the air long after it’s blown away. And it is a show among shows in the Natural world. And there are the rainbows.
Life is full of storms of all kinds. We can sit quietly and watch the weather change in any area of our lives. The storms will come, roll through, and leave behind them their own scent. How we react to the storms is always up to us.
We can live in fear of the blow of the wind on our faces or the feel of the rain on our heads. We can be afraid of every bit…
