Serenity in a Downpour

Do you ever just stand in the rain

And let the waters pour over you?

Amid a stormy downpour

There is a soothing serenity

Time to collect your thoughts

Time to consider your fears

Close your eyes and feel

Feel it all

The pain, the sorrow

The joy, the anger

Whatever comes to the surface

Let it

Take the pause

Live that moment

Take deep breaths

The deepest you can

In t h r o u g h your nose

Out t h r o u g h your mouth

Focus

On the airflow

In t h r o u g h your nostrils

Filling your lungs

Out t h r o u g h your mouth

Focus on nothing more

Let the percussive sounds

Of the downpour around you

Provide the backbeat

As you work t h r o u g h

The thoughts, fear

The pain, the sorrow

The joy, the anger

Holding you back

The frustration, the anxiety

Remember, you are not alone

There are 7.8 billion people

Around the world

All important

All the main characters

In their own stories

You are not a side character

You are not a non-playable character

If you ever feel that way

If you ever feel less than...

important

Know that you are

To someone, somewhere

Even if that someone

Is you

It is true

If you ever feel dragged down

Know that there are billions

Who also feel dragged down

That may not offer salvation

That may not offer solutions

Though, you can take solace

Though, you can find comfort

In knowing you are not alone

There is always someone

Someone that understands

Someone with open hands

Speaking of hands

Run your hands t h r o u g h your hair

Feel the water drip drop drip drop

Sometimes the best thing to do

When you are unsure what to do

Is to do nothing at all

To stand there

In the rain

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Have you ever stood in a downpour

in the middle of a dense forest?

Let the natural surroundings

and the natural elements

Help you clear your mind

Drown out the noise

Help you to focus

On breathing

Deep, deep breathing

In t h r o u g h your nose

Out t h r o u g h your mouth

Clear the physical toxins

Clear the mental toxins

Listen to the sounds

The percussive beats

As the rain pours down

Onto the leaves, the bark and the ground

In the forest, during a downpour, no one can see you cry

In the forest, during a downpour, no one can hear you scream

In the forest, during a downpour, cry and scream and be free

To feel everything that's building up inside

Don't worry about the rain

Your wet skin, hair, clothes and shoes can dry

Just focus on letting it out

The emotions, the stresses, the anxieties

Just focus on letting it go

The emotions, the stresses, the anxieties

Breathe

In t h r o u g h your nose

Out t h r o u g h your mouth

Just breathe

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Thanks for reading!

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