Tornado

I dreamed that my best friend was getting married and I didn't know to whom. 

I dreamed that I felt very left out and disconcerted. 

I awoke feeling bad because I haven't seen this friend in a while and for all I know all of these things could have happened while we have been apart. 

I have discovered about another friend that insecurity can be crippling and free-spiritedness is hard to come by. 

Because all people are not like me. 

And not all artists are free spirits. 

It was upsetting.  

I am also being tested. 

If people don't like my art, it's okay. But if they don't like what I did with their hair or their makeup or how I photographed them, that's tough. 

My mission currently is to increase the confidence of others and make them feel valuable; I want them to also feel as if I am listening to them and giving them what they want. 

If I fail repeatedly which has happened recently, what am I to do? Give up?

I'm going to keep trying for now and delay that decision. 

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Now, about that tornado:

All the people of southeastern Pennsylvania received a warning on their mobile phones (from "the people") (I guess someone has all our numbers in the country even if we never downloaded a weather app) - "tornado warning; please seek shelter." 

We sought shelter. 

What I wanted to share with you is that in an earlier post I listed the three things I would bring with me in the event of a volcanic eruption or other disaster. 

As we sought shelter, these things barely crossed my mind. I was super-concerned about the cats and freaking out until they were both locked in the basement. 

Their little innocent souls were not going to get sucked up in a tornado if I had anything to say about it. 

When the cats were downstairs, I was happy and I stayed downstairs. 

So now I know what's actually important to me. My family and nothing else. 

The most beautiful moment was my family all together in the basement waiting for whatever. 

I love when we're all together.

Dad was pacing around and telling us which corner of the basement was safest to shelter in. He's so knowledgable. 

Buddy and Cricket were more freaked out that all of us were invading their domain than that there was a storm raging outside. 

Their little walnut brains have forgotten last night's incident by now and will beg for food when I get home from work, and that's just how I want it to be.