Rain Meditation

There is something special about the rain that really energizes and electrifies me. The sound it makes hitting the roof and window panes is one of the most soothing things in my world. I don't have alot of patience for many things, but I could sit contently for hours and just listen to it rain.

And when it is paired with lightning storms is the best! There is a change in the pressure of the air and I can feel the air buzzing with electricity all around. Like when you pull clothes out of the dryer and you can feel the static on them, I can feel the static in air during a lightning storm and I get crazy energized and revitalized like a fresh new pair of batteries has been put in.

I am like a kid in a candy shop for lightning storms. My fascination started with my dad because we would sit on the front porch and watch them together. I will sit for hours and hours watching the sky and I am awed and amazed every time the lightning strikes. The last time we had a big storm I sat in the living room watching through the skylights, oohing and ahhing, and laughing, and being just pure happy.

Rain is even more special to me now living in Arizona, as we don't see too much of it. Let me tell you, I get so sick of blue skies after months and months in the sun. My heart skips a beat every time there is a little gray cloud moving through.

And then, when it is all passed, everything feels fresh and new and alive. It smells sweet and earthy. It is like the rain washed away all the negative energy building up inside of me and now my soul is refreshed and ready to start anew.

Thanks rain, you are just what I needed.