Journal Two

Conflict for me is like a rain storm. I has both the incredible power to create and destroy but remains essential to human life and all life in general. It changes things and everything depends on it. Without it we wither and die. Rainstorms have caused some of the most beautiful moments in my life—running around in the rain with friends, slip and sliding on tarps, running in lightning storms. Rainstorms through high school were stress relievers and things that made me feel alive and purely human. However I've also been in incredibly dangerous situations in rainstorms and probably have almost been killed several times. I once was caught barefoot on a farm in a severe lightning storm and this summer was almost hit by a falling tree branch during a storm that destroyed part of one of my favorite places. Conflict creates love and joy when handled right, but sometimes I need to be more prepared and aware than I am—bring some rubber soled shoes or something.