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"I believe in rainbows and all that, but there are darker colours... The rainbow contains every colour. And it's the shade that defines the light." - TA #rainbow #rain #storm #cloud #palmtrees #tropical #quotes #quoteoftheday #qotd #toriamos #life #inspo #inspiration
Man am I glad that’s over...
I woke up extremely early Tuesday morning to discover the storm that had been raging all night had taken out the power. Typically, I’m not great with disruptions to routine but when they involve no coffee and no hot shower, it raises my anxiety levels 10 fold. As does having to get a taxi to work. But I got there, and it was fine, and inside working was a good place to be and so the day rolled on otherwise as normal.
Outside however, Mother Nature continued to demonstrate who’s in charge. The whole centre closed early, Cab #2 for the day took me home, to find still no power. Cold and tired, I decided best thing to do was to just hop straight into bed. Watching the trees outside bend in half, whilst the rain pelted down and lightning lit the sky was... surreal. And, not gonna lie, terrifying. But I was safe and warm in bed so I was ok. But then suddenly I wasn’t. Suddenly I was having intense flashbacks and with none of my usual creature comforts I became rapidly distressed. So I texted the one person who always makes me feel safe. My phone soon dropped down to 10% battery and I was once again all alone.
But I woke up the next morning just fine. Tired, still with no power, but just fine. It was my day off but without normal functionality at home I decided just to head over to work. And that was pretty much the story of my week. I just went to work everyday, hoping to return home to find the lights back on.
Finally at around 11 last night power was restored. Relief. So. Much. Relief.
What also was a relief, was that mostly, I coped with this mass disruption to my life without missing a beat. My eating didn’t change, I didn’t allow my heightened anxiety to guide my choices, and to be honest, it was an oddly good feeling to have the most pressing issue in my life have NOTHING to do with my physical or mental health. Don’t get me wrong, no more storms please, but if I’m grateful for anything this week (apart from not having worse damage like many) it’s that it proved to me I truly am resilient, and not just in the facets of my life I’ve spent years rehearsing. It showed to me that mostly, I’ve moved on; I’m here living life and whatever it throws at me, and I’ve learned to cope without destroying myself.
Mother Nature: SURREAL #beach #sea #surf #sky #storm #waves #water #ocean #newcastle #australia #newcastlestorms #mothernature #surreal #powerful #igdaily #igaustralia #photooftheday #picoftheday #bestoftheday
"Want you to know, you're a rainbow too..." 🌈 #rainbow #rain #storm #clouds #walking #home #blue #sky #view #sunday #arvo #bobmarley #lyrics
