Comments on: The High Winds Blow http://www.katemclaughlin.net/2008/11/18/the-high-winds-blow/ writer, speaker & mental health advocate Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:41:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: V-Grrrl http://www.katemclaughlin.net/2008/11/18/the-high-winds-blow/#comment-57 V-Grrrl Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:46:00 +0000 http://www.katemclaughlin.net/?p=1615#comment-57 Constant winds make me feel anxious, uneasy, disturbed. When I lived in Belgium, the winds came in off the North Sea and they moaned and howled just like they do in Gothic novels, they rattled the shutters and the garage door, and the kitchen vents. It had a profound effect on my mood and spirit, especially when accompanied by the ever present gray skies and rain that Belgium is famous for. Some days I wore earplugs at home to block the sound of the wind...it bothered me that much. Now I'm once again living in Virginia, and except for the severe winds that accompany violent storms, the wind doesn't bother me. This house has a cozy basement, so when it's very stormy, I can retreat there and don't have to hear the rain pounding the roof or the wind thrashing the trees. I lived in Oklahoma for eight years and had several close encounters with tornadoes. Very scary. March winds are hopeful--blowing in change. Summer winds usually mean the temperature is going to drop, a good thing. Fall winds are crisp and invigorating. Winter winds? Make me want to stay inside! Constant winds make me feel anxious, uneasy, disturbed. When I lived in Belgium, the winds came in off the North Sea and they moaned and howled just like they do in Gothic novels, they rattled the shutters and the garage door, and the kitchen vents. It had a profound effect on my mood and spirit, especially when accompanied by the ever present gray skies and rain that Belgium is famous for. Some days I wore earplugs at home to block the sound of the wind…it bothered me that much.

Now I’m once again living in Virginia, and except for the severe winds that accompany violent storms, the wind doesn’t bother me. This house has a cozy basement, so when it’s very stormy, I can retreat there and don’t have to hear the rain pounding the roof or the wind thrashing the trees. I lived in Oklahoma for eight years and had several close encounters with tornadoes. Very scary.

March winds are hopeful–blowing in change. Summer winds usually mean the temperature is going to drop, a good thing. Fall winds are crisp and invigorating. Winter winds? Make me want to stay inside!

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