My Friendly Spot

It's a beautiful day, cool, cloudy, the sun suddenly peeking through the clouds.

A calm, relaxing day, peace of silence in the air, perfect for listening to the thoughts of my mind and heart, meditating, ordering, imagining, dreaming, writing and even sleeping.

Today, time is for me.

When was the last time you had a Sunday of peace?

I love thunderstorms. I have always enjoyed those immensely, and when those happen, I imagine that there is a bowling game party, lights, and sound in heaven, but tonight, what I have always loved caused me terrible panic. The powerful roar of thunder, combined with lightning, made the whole house shake, from the floor to the ceiling, the windows, the couches, the table, so that I didn't know if it was an earthquake, if I should run, hide, leave the house, or stay inside... The house was lit up with a blinding light, my dog was asleep and jumped up startled, running around everywhere, looking at me very anxiously and barking, as if asking: "What should we do?" ... I picked up my dog in my arms and we held each other tight because it didn't happen just once, but three more times, each time more severe than the last one. When it happened the fourth time, I could hear the screaming of my neighbors along with my own and the barking of many dogs... My nerves were on the edge, and I was crying and sobbing with terrible fear.

What do you remember that caused you so much fear?

I don't remember when the last time that I sat down to write something was. It has been a long time since then and, today, I really don't know what is driving me to do it. I just felt the urge to open my laptop and sit down to write what, maybe, is nothing, or has no rhyme or reason, but here I am, accompanied by my inseparable and faithful Bichon Maltese and the soothing sound of rain, a gray sky, the cilma feels fresh with a hint of that cold feeling, as if autumn wanted to start to show up and invite us to have a delicious coffee ... Aaaah!!!!! Yummy!!! The calm, the peace, the serenity while the world, out there, is tinged with its different shades of “madness”.

And you, how do you feel at this very moment?