Comments on: And The Thunder Rolls

By: Take 2 - Storms

Take 2 - Storms — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:38:51 +0000

[...] Check out their articles – Davina’s article is called The Eye of the Storm and Lance’s is And The Thunder Rolls. [...]

By: On Simplicity » Blog Archive » Weekly Links: Barefoot Stroll

On Simplicity » Blog Archive » Weekly Links: Barefoot Stroll — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:04:36 +0000

[...] at Jungle of Life has a similar message in And the Thunder Rolls. The storms of life require the best of us, and that’s a good thing. I’m enjoying [...]

By: Lanceman

Lanceman — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:13:59 +0000

@Sara – Thank you, now I need to go see what you’ve written! You’ve piqued my curiosity.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:07:05 +0000

Really beautiful. I wrote about this earlier in the week, but this blows it away.

By: Lanceman

Lanceman — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:40:19 +0000

@Marelisa – where you live sounds so exotic!

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:45:02 +0000

I don’t like thunderstorms; whenever I see lighting I count how many seconds there are before I hear the thunder to try and figure out how far away it is. I live on the Bay of Panama, right next to the Ocean, so a lot of the time the lightning is close by.

That being said, there’s a quote that says: “A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner”. So I agree that learning how to weather storms is part of life, and you always come out at the other end knowing a lot of things you didn’t know going in.

By: Lanceman

Lanceman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:11:14 +0000

@Rebecca – Well, thank you very much m’aam!

@Kim – Thank you! Good point about loosing focus, sometime a little turmoil helps to get us refocused on what’s important.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:59:23 +0000

What a great, thought provoking post! I am who I am because of the storms I have weathered. I don’t like weathering the storms, but I find that if life becomes too calm, I tend to loose my focus.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:42:02 +0000

without storms, how then would we grow? very well said, mr. lanceman…..

By: Lanceman

Lanceman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:40:29 +0000

@Dr. Cason – Yes, usually the storms aren’t as bad as they seem when they start.

@Brandi – Good point, it is how we deal with these storms afterward that can make all the difference.

@Barbara – School of Hard Knocks – I still go there (so maybe it is a midwest thing)!

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:11:28 +0000

Hi Lance,

I love the analogy between thunderstorms and troubles we face in life. You’re right, many times a life storm can last for a long period of time, but after every storm there’s usually sunshine, so we know there’ll be a light at the end of the tunnel.

School of hard knocks? I was raised with that term. Could it be a Midwestern thing?

By: Brandi Magill

Brandi Magill — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:59:39 +0000

I agree, a thunder storm describes lifes obstacles very well Lance. I always try to keep in mind that it is what you do after the thunder storm that truly matters. You can either wallow in self pitty or you can learn and move on. Like Linda said, there’s always a rainbow following the storm:~) Thanks for stopping by my blog and I look foward to coming to your frequently!

By: Dr.Cason

Dr.Cason — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:39:12 +0000

In Guam you don’t have spring,summer,winter and fall. But what you do have is a wet and dry season and currently we are in the wet season. And I love it. It does cause me to feel very introspective.

It’s funny when we weather the storm we often look back and say- Now that wasn’t too bad was it? It feels so much better coming through it!

By: Lanceman

Lanceman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:01:23 +0000

@Robin – It is interesting isn’t it! And we learn from these storms, so hopefully they don’t happen again!

@Davina – Thanks! I’ll check out your post as well, thanks. And, yes nature really can be a valuable resource when we really delve into it.

By: Davina

Davina — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:46:14 +0000

I loved this post, cause I LOVE thunderstorms! Thank you! We don’t get them here very often in Vancouver and I certainly miss them. Great reflections you have shared about the significance of storms in our lives. Nature is really a valuable resource in more ways than one isn’t it? If you’re interested, check out my first post Eye of the Storm.