This is the most recent (as I type this) satellite image of these two twin typhoons baring down on the little island of Taiwan and heading toward Japan. I grew up in northern MN with the worst storms involving thunder and lightening and the occasional tornado warning. Typhoons (the Pacific Ocean's hurricanes) are quite a whole other thing. I experienced a few of them last year...the most epic one being when a bunch of us threw paper airplanes off the top of a building and watched them literally fly over half of the city that we live in because the winds were so strong and gusty.
But, today is such a weird day...before Typhoons hit, it is absolutely GORGEOUS outside. The sky is clear blue because all the clouds have been sucked back into the storm, it's a little breezy and the temperature has dropped (for a normally hot, humid tropical climate, this is a wonderful phenomenon to experience in August). And it makes me realize what that phrase "calm before the storm" really means.
And if you look at the map above, it's going to hit all of Taiwan pretty hard, but we are in the north so we'll get the storm a bit later. So, today I'm going to enjoy some time with friends and get out and just enjoy the blue sky and cooler temps. If only I could take a lesson from this, when I know busy or difficult times loom on the horizon, but still appreciating the NOW moments, enjoying the beauty, the change, even when it is mixed with uncertainty, dark clouds, and a lot of wind and torrential rains.
So, for those of you East-coasters who just braved your own storm, please keep Taiwan in your prayers as we brave our own! :) See you on the flip side.
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