Rain

For the past week, there has been no let up of the tears of the heavens. Off and on, everyday, God has sent downpour after downpour cascading to the ground. Even as I type this, it is raining cats and dogs.

In general, rain usually has a gloomy and overall negative connotation.

In spite of this, I love rain. To me, it seems to have a very soothing, very relaxing feel to it. I sometimes enjoy going outside barefoot, shirtless, with only shorts on, just standing still letting the drops cleanse my body, mind, and soul. It just feels so good to get away from everything, to just feel the rain beat a steady crescendo on my body.

I would love to live in a place where rain falls almost daily, possibly a place like Seattle. I've heard that depression rates are higher there (shoutout to Adam Hamilton), but rain makes me feel so good. I think I would almost rather have a torrential rainstorm than a perfectly warm, sunny day.

Did I mention that I LOVE RAIN?

Dakota