The Chill of the Storm

As most people know, it’s hurricane season in Florida right now. This means an endless cycle of dark skies, heavy rain, and crazy wind. Today defiantly seemed to be the start of all of this. Now, I don’t really mind running outside and getting soaked in about three seconds. What gets to me is the affect of the sky, not what’s falling from it, on how I physically feel. I can almost swear that this happened in class today. I walked in and the sky was overcast with the threat of rain in it. Emotionally I was kind of happy from the crazy songs I was listening to on my way in, but physically I felt kind of neutral.  Nothing ached and I wasn’t too hot or too cold. As the class goes on I notice that it gets darker outside and the rain is pouring down. I also notice that the darker it is outside the colder I start to feel. This is a little odd to me because I can’t recall the A/C kicking on at that moment.  I guess it was my body saying, “Hey, it’s dark and wet outside. You should be curled up in a giant pile of blankets right about now.” Oh how Mother Nature makes you feel things at random.