Taming the Thunder Storms Inside
“Summer's gone, winter's in your eyes I can feel the thunder storms inside I wake every morning and the cold winds cover me All I've got's a ghost of what could be… I've got a heart of stone and it's sinking deep inside I want to tell you love I'm too proud to cry If you can see the lights shine in front of me If you can see the lights shout out where you'll be.” See the Lights by Simple Minds I know what it’s like to be around someone and to feel the “thunder storms inside” of me. It makes no difference if it’s one person or a whole party filled with people. I am now very aware of the storms that crash and thunder inside of me; the nervous tension that’s screaming “Let’s get out of here! I don’t feel safe! Run, run, run back to your car, to your house and hide!” Yes, I’m aware of the inner-storms that scream for me to run for cover—and I’m learning to allow them to subside without my having to run away from anyone, including myself...