cathy33August 12
Thunderstorms
Thunderstorm development is common on summer afternoons because of the intense daytime heating as well as the high humidity, providing the moisture, the instability, and the warm temperatures needed to cause the air to begin rising
On hot summer afternoons we often see thunderstorms popping up in the sky. They chase you off the beach or from whatever outdoor activity.
You can move as soon as you see the development or you can wait until you hear the thunder or until you see lightening. Or you can ignore it hopping it will pass and get caught in the storm.
In life, we often see a storm developing and we can react, and prepare, we can hold the fort until it is beginning to affect us or we can ignore it and get caught in the storm.
The thunderstorm can be fast and quick and move on by or it can grow bigger and stronger becoming more dangerous even creating more dangerous tornadoes.
How we react and handle the storms of our life will either assist us to either avoid the storm and get to safe ground or to move through it quickly, or get caught up in its growing development and even create more chaos and destruction in our life.
So much of nature can be a metaphor for our life.
Storms happen, we can be prepared, or know what to do if it comes along, or we can get caught up in them.
The thing about thunderstorms is that you can see them developing and know they are heading your way. When a storm is brewing in your life, you often can see the signs. Sometimes you ignore them thinking it will pass you by and it might. But if you don’t prepare to take action if necessary, and it brews bigger and stronger you risk getting caught in a more dangerous storm.
Storms can come into your life and disrupt your life, or they can come into your life to clear your path. So not all storms are bad some are actually necessary. Often though we don’t know which is which until the storm has passed and we reassess the damage.
Sometime you need to weather the storm. Sometimes you know its purpose and just enjoy the beauty of the storm fully prepared for fresh air and rain it is bringing to refresh your life.
Be prepared for the storms of your life and weather the storm.
Watch a thunderstorm develop, pay attention to its development and to the pieces of the storm, thunder and lighting, wind and rain. See how all the pieces develop and move from formation to dissipation.
