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Love it. I live very close to nature, and I used to cut down huge trees so I am aware of wind.
Did you ever consider that the wind might have been caused by the earthquake. And since there is no quake the wind is no concern.
Not to be nit picking but you can hold the wind in your hand if you only turn it sideways a little, in fact it feels alive and interesting. You can see it in the movement of the grass or leaves. I love the wind, it tells me a different storey every time. You know wind is caused by heat rising and cold moving in to replace it. I live between two mountain ranges one facing south one north so on sunny days we can get wind. Animals move ahead of the wind, (they have reason to fear it, predators use it to sneak up on them. Deer always bed down so scent will come on the wind and so they have an open area in front down wind they can see across. Wind can be a friend. Wind makes interesting patterns in the snow. And the day after wind there are lots of new tracks from the animals that moved ahead of it. Some times in the fall I just like to watch the tops of the trees whip around and the leaves fall and blow around.
But real high winds, I like to avoid. Then I like to stay in by the heat. Wind and rain on the window, Ah nature at its best and worst at the same time.
Old native saying, "No one knows the ways of the wind and the caribou."
Maybe you can find a way to make the wind less scary, or at least more tolerable. Just think if it is blowing, some where the sun is shining.
Here for you,
Davit
Since doing this program I have learned to be more aware of my thoughts and feelings. Little tiny steps brought me to a huge realization about panic attacks caused by wind... which I would berate myself over... until the tiny steps led to connecting tiny dots that led to me remembering the intense winds that were blowing the night of a devastating earthquake that destroyed the city I was living in at the time. Suddenly this stupid, absolutely no reason for it, panic about high winds....well, it made sense. Now, when the winds are raging (like yesterday... 65 mph sustained wind) I can tell myself there is (metaphorically) no bear outside (or destroyed city) and know it is true and calm myself. I'm not perfect at it yet, but it is so much better.
