The Storm within You
8.15.2025
Howdy friends,
Happy August! The season of wild Maine blueberries, sun bathing, and soaking up the last days of sunshine before the weather moves into the crisp freshness of autumn. I hope August has been kind to you all and you have taken full advantage of the sun's rays. But while you’re here, take this as a moment to rest and enjoy a sweet treat as we talk.
Last I left you, we were in the middle of July and the writing was a bit different. Before diving in, I figured I would catch you up on what has been happening in Vacationland. It has been busy to say the least. June, July, and August are Maine’s most popular months, and boy they were not kidding. It has been jam packed with energy since Memorial weekend. There are people everywhere trying to enjoy every little bit that Maine has to offer. It is truly validating to see others be as excited and happy about being in this northern state as I am. Although it is busy and there are people here by the droves, this has yet to diminish the joy and peace I have found while being here. If anything, it adds to it. Knowing that this state holds so much power and beauty that you just cant ignore it and people flock to experience it truly says something about how us humans will always feel a calling to places that promise wonder. I think it's adorable.
Since I left you, I visited Salem for my birthday and I could go on and on about that place, but we don’t have that much time. It was everything I wanted it to be and more. I hope to visit again soon. I visited the Maine Renaissance Faire (which I also loved). I have begun working at the local florist shop to get acquainted before winter and it becoming my full time job during that season. I did some volunteer work of cleaning an island off the Maine coast and got to experience the wild beauty that an uninhabited island harbors. I have visited Deer Isle and the historic lobster fishing town of Stonington. And in the same day, visited an outdoor art exhibit that I truly hope I never get caught at in the night (twas a little creepy). So although this is the peak of tourist season and it will die down soon, I am happy to say that I do feel like I have truly tried my very best in experiencing as much as possible when I have the time and not letting the hoards of people stop me.
`Okay. Onto the meat and potatoes. Honestly, I am just going to start writing and see where it takes me. I do not have a set thing that I want to talk about today, which is kind of why it has taken me time before posting this. August has been great, but for some reason lately, I have not felt as good. This could be a mix of things from work ramping up to unbelievably new heights, knowing that summer is ending and feeling like I don't have as much time as before to enjoy the sunlight, or just a general anxiety for a bunch of reasons. I have been having pretty negative feelings for the past week to two weeks, which up until this point, has not been a thing since I have been here. But something happened yesterday. Y’all know that being outside brings a level of peace and comfort to me that I have yet found anything else that compares. Lately, I have not been able to truly take advantage of that due to a myriad of things. But yesterday, as I was at work, a stunning summer thunderstorm rolled in on a cruelly hot August day. I was outdoors when this thunderstorm hit and well, I did end up getting caught in the rain while the thunder rolled deep all around and the lightning danced through the birch forests. And although there was much work to do, there was a moment where I simply stood among these giants and took in my senses. The lightning would flash, casting all of the moss, ferns, and evergreens in silver light for a split second. Illuminating everything around me in a white spotlight. The thunder crashed and rolled through the landscape, clashing with the sounds of the rain and the sea causing this beautifully dramatic crescendo that I felt deep in my bones. The rain fell in sheets and washed every small thing that wasn't able to hold on as if they was never there to begin with. Completely altering the landscape in a matter of minutes. It cleansed that forest. It changed it. And I bore witness to it. This thunderstorm, although it was simply a summer storm, felt as if it cleansed me. I stood in the rain, I felt the rumble of the thunder in my chest, I allowed the lightning to strike all around me. And I let nature do what it does best, alter. Change. Cleanse.
The storm felt as if it cleansed me right along with the forest. I felt better than I had in weeks after the storm passed. And although it was just a bit of rain and lightning, I think it speaks to how we often need external support in order to feel better. Anything can be your thunderstorm. Thunderstorms are dramatic, they are powerful, they have frenetic energy that unleashes around them. So am I. So are you. So are we. Be a thunderstorm. Unleash your chaos and watch how you will feel cleansed and at peace afterwards. We are all passionate beings that crave an outlet, and like a thunderstorm, it must be released. I think we strive too hard to be calm, collected, patient, casual, whatever you want to call it. I, myself, have a hard time with being calm and collected often. I have too many emotions and things I feel too strongly about to always be serene. And I thought this was a negative attribute of myself for a long time, it is not. It is okay to be passionate. It is okay to feel strongly about things and to want to express. It is not okay to bottle it up and shove it down. Then you are creating pressure and like thunderstorms, it will become catastrophic.
Go stand in the midst of a thunderstorm. Allow all of your worries and stress and negativity wash away and simply sit with the storm. Feel it all around you. Remember that from the earth we come and back to it we will go. Get in touch with it. I want all of you to feel the serenity that occurs after you release energy. It helps. Express your feelings. Even if they are negative. Especially if they are negative. Cleanse yourself and your mind. Alter your current state. Don't be afraid of the power and passion that is held within you. Or just go hang out in a thunderstorm and let nature do it for you lol.
We are all energetic beings, we have passive and active energy within us. Don't deny yourself a little bit of havoc to express it. I hope all of you have a wonderful rest of August and embrace your chaos. Go touch grass. Go dance in the rain. Go sit with the lightning and the thunder. As always, I hope to see you out there, maybe in a summer storm.
Nat