Sometimes, you just want the skies to open up. Not for the crops. Not for the garden. Not for poetic inspiration. Nope. I wanted rain for a perfectly selfish reason: to get out of an event. You know the one. The kind of event where you don’t really […]
What was the last thing you did for play or fun? It’s Christmas season again, but this time I’m not navigating the biting cold of Berlin like I dud a decade ago. Instead, I’m in Istanbul, where the weather’s not as frigid, but the rain and overcast skies […]
It’s a typical Monday morning. I’m sipping my coffee, trying to summon the energy to tackle the day, when my phone pings. “Rain will stop in the next hour.” Oh, really? My weather app seems to be convinced it has a direct line to Mother Nature’s whims. Spoiler […]
What topics do you like to discuss? My birthday is coming up in a few days. I love my birthday month. However, the last year was quite horrid and sad. I’ve come to lower my expectations. Although I am keeping one of my expectations that it will rain. […]
The rain is fierce The rain is moving side to side The rain wants to just kerp coming diwn Pounding and roaring It’s angry The sky is furious The rain isn’t comforting But just a reminder of fury, ire, and pain No sleep resulting from furious rain Just […]
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.Eric Hoffer It’s raining today. A sad, gray day where the rain comes and goes as it pleases. When I was a young girl, I […]
At around 3am this morning several rounds of thunder broke through my dream state. It was heavy and ominous sounding. I can’t remember whether I was having a good dream or not. What I did realize was that of course there was thunder. It was officially my birthday. […]
Heard the chirping through the raindrops. Birdies flitting about as the storm gears up. The powering birdies won’t stop. They will ride it out in a pink teacup. The bare trees swing No twig to told onto A harbinger of what the day will bring Maybe it’ll be […]
Try to feel in the moment. Don’t just go through the motions. It’s so important to connect with your space. Your air. Your mind. I have repeatedly noted that I love jumping in puddles during a rainstorm. I find that to be one of the most fun things […]
Here in Los Angeles, we are starting the year off with rain. It is a rare sight, this thing called rain. And when the rain falls in Los Angeles, the cars slip and slide and people arrive even later than usual to their meetings and events. Los Angeles […]