Thunderstorms, Lightning and Thunder. Incredible.

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I adore thunderstorms, especially with tons of spectacular lightning. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of sketching lightning--though it was peculiar because what I remember are lightning strokes that featured circular strokes on occasion. My brother and I would draw them and marvel at the complexity. I've never seen lightning like that here in the USA, but we saw it all the time in Austria. Still, listening to thunder and watching lightning is a continuing pastime--and my lovely wife enjoys it too; what a gal!

Artists like thunderstorms as well, because you can find a warehouse full of art with storm clouds as the main component. Puffy and billowing expanses of turbulent vapor makes the heart go wild. It's just pretty. Beautiful. The magnificence of unbridled nature. We can get wrapped up in the philosophical intricacies, but why not just accept the beauty and move on? It's staggering actually, how the night sky can light up with threads of silver-blue fire and we boggle at it.

What things excite you? Are there displays of nature that dazzle? Is it something you found by surprise? Do you search for amazement?

The long and short of it is we can find awe and wonder wherever we look. There's a reason kids are fascinated by an anthill. They are seeing many things for the very first time. Look through those eyes again. See things brand new and special. The world is worth it.

- M