This is going to be one of those figurative and literal kind of posts where I fill this whole page up with clever analogies and witty metaphors. Are you ready, empty abyss? Here we go!
It's raining today, alot! I left my umbrella in the car today, and although I did wear my rain coat, there's just no substituting a good umbrella. I wish I could feel the way this girl appears to feel as she is standing in the middle of it. Lately, and when I say lately, I mean like for the past 10 years or so, every time it rains, I feel this desire to stay in bed, drink hot chocolate and watch
Lifetime. This is perhaps how I've learned to weather the storm. Hunker down, get nice and cozy, grab a tasty treat and embark on a mental retreat into TV drama.
Is there more than meets the eye to my behavioral response to rain storms? Let's see how this applies to my life
- Something unpleasant or a hardship presents itself
- Feel sad and loose energy
- Look for a safe place to hide
- Find a distraction to avoid dealing with the unpleasant thing or hardship
- Fool oneself of finding pleasure in superficial, short term fixes or immediate gratification
So yeah, this is a formula that seems to proliferate my life lately when perceived negative experiences come my way. I need to find ways to embrace the situation and uncover the positive, just like this young girl above. Sure, I could avoid going out and getting wet OR I could run right out there, put my arms out wide and welcome in the warm rain and let it wash over me. After all, its natures way of cleansing away the dust and dirt that each uneventful day accumulates before the next rain.
