MAY you be the calm in the centre of the storm!

“Being the calm in the centre of the storm” … Tornado ripped through Pt Chevalier the other day as I was outside bringing the small table in. My account of the tornado continues…follows...

It was raining with a gentle wind, but then suddenly a strong wall of rain thundered down… I quickly rushed outside (duh!) to get the small table in to make sure it didn’t blow away into a parked car or get wet and just as I turned to come back in from picking up the table I literally could not move forward!! The table and its contents were thrown up against me and as I struggled to keep hold of that and reached with my right hand to the window surround to hold on for dear life… it took all my strength to pull myself back into the Gallery. I could not move forward for at least 15 secs or so and then had to muster up strength to keep pushing to pull myself around the corner into the doorway, I had to launch the table into the shop and then use my left hand to grab the door frame itself to get myself back inside. I had to muster up all my strength to be here in the Gallery… being here in the Gallery doing this work and running the business sometimes it feels like I am in the middle of a tornado and I have to remain calm and centred and gather back my strength and carry on. I guess it is about not giving up as just like with getting back inside from the actual tornado outside, if I had let it the tornado would have thrown me off down the street, although If I had my umbrella out I could have flown off down the street like Mary Poppins!!! Determination saw me through pulling myself back inside when at first I was absolutely unable to move forward at all. The energy surrounding it and the sheer force I felt was so strong and like no other. It was like a wall pushing at me and not allowing me to go anywhere, except pushing me the way it wanted me to go. I pushed against it and was finally able to get myself back inside. Wow what power. The strength of that wind was so amazing! My little heart was beating so fast. What an experience!!! Jenny against the Tornado! Hope everyone is ok, so sad to hear about Albany and everyone who was hurt. I feel for them al as I felt it too and know the force of it. Love to all, I am still here! Working on remaining calm and centred with all the turmoil surrounding me, it reinvigorates me to say hey don’t give up and keep on pushing through and eventually you will be able to get through those doors that you want to! Even though I may lose my way sometimes and get thrown off track, and feel like sometimes I am in the middle of a storm or tornado!, I can always muster up the strength to bring myself back and learn to continue on with even more determination, compassion and wisdom in any situation. ” – Jenny Lyn Walker.