13 – Wind

Below the last video are links to what other bloggers posted about the wind.

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I like walking on the beach. It’s good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet.

Wind is one of our earthly constants. Although it may only be slight at our planet’s surface, winds are constant throughout the atmosphere.

Today the wind is strong and gusty – not a whispery breeze. Today the wind provides a strong headwind as I walk. Today the wind roars as it passes my ears. Today is more of a slap than a feathery touch – but tomorrow may be different.

Today’s wind causes me to think about other terms associated with wind – gales, gusts, squalls, storms, cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes, vortices, and more. Other terms describing wind come to mind as sea breezes, mountain breezes, desert winds, easterlies, westerlies, prevailing, polar, topical, headwinds, tailwinds, trade winds, crosswinds, and there are more.

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The wind is as moody and fickle as people. Winds change throughout the day and from day to day. The winds of yesterday, today, and tomorrow are all different.

The wind always speaks to us in the form of spirits, messages, metaphors, and similes. But do we listen? Does anyone even know the language it speaks? Maybe the wind’s language is understood by all human languages. Maybe the wind just stimulates personal private thoughts.

The wind is mysterious. We don’t see it, but notice its effects. We can’t hold it, but feel it on our body. When we try to touch it, it provides a passing glance then moves on.

Like us, the wind can be conflicting and complex in its messaging. Like the wind, change is constant in life – and an absolute certainty – especially as technology seems to be moving us to change faster and faster. To some, change is an uncontrollable feeling of a piece of paper being tossed around by the wind.

I watch an approaching helicopter fly into the stiff wind. It flies straight, but the pilot positions the aircraft at an angle for reasons I do not know – but it must be because of the wind. That stiff wind is also the resistance that comes with change – that resistance for maintaining the comfort of the status quo.

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Whereas the wind provides resistance, it can also be a directive – like moving with ease when implementing an idea. Who doesn’t like the wind at their back? That wind also allows us to float with ease – but, it can be like riding a wild bull. On the other hand, a wind in the face is a challenge to be overcome.

The wind freely moves as if it is its own boss – but we can work within the wind’s parameters by adjusting our hoisted sails.

From causing leaves to rustle, flags to flutter, and refreshing our skin, the wind is poetic – it’s moving – it provides imagery to us all. The wind can be soft or rough – fierce or gentle – hot or cold – damaging or refreshing while delivering a variety of messages. Yet, the wind is free – free to do as it wants – even imposing its will.

The wind can act in many ways. It can blow, bluster, harass, howl, roar, swirl, whistle, whip, and more. The wind also has many moods as angry, breezy, brisk, fresh, hostile, never-ending, quiet, relentless, soft, subtle, stormy, and unsettled to name a few.

The wind can be meditative. To some, it’s a fresh light breeze. To others, it’s a gentle sound of windchimes caused by the wind. To those by the sea, it’s the collective scent of water, salt, and marine life the wind carries. Sometimes, it’s the simple wind from an oscillating fan. All these allow the heart to slow, the body to relax, for thoughts to be blown away – all in the name of a gentle wind soothing the soul.

Wind – that natural flow of atmospheric gases along the Earth’s surface – simply, the movement of air.

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Wind – that force moving sand along the beach, changing the landscape, eroding stone, and making trees and other tall plants dance.

Wind – a necessity for recreation as moving sailboats, flying kites, windsurfing, hand gliding, parasailing, and more.

Wind – a source of mechanical energy that can be captured, then transformed into electrical energy.

Other planets have winds, but solar winds are not the movement of gases.

Wind – a key component of song and movie titles as Gone with the Wind, Inherit the Wind, Blowin’ in the Wind, Candle in the Wind, Ride Like the Wind, They Call the Wind Mariah, Colors of the Wind, and many more.

We hope to be swift as the wind, throw caution to the wind, and can be three sheets to the wind – but we must use caution when considering taking the wind out of someone’s sails. Hopefully, you don’t think this is being long-winded for I am not a windbag.

Although the wind can be many things, the wind on the beach can provide a freshness that only comes from the winds of the sea. The wind can be one of the reasons why I like walking on the beach. It is also good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet.

See what other bloggers have posted about wind

• The Wind Whispers (poem)
• Song on the Wind (poem, by a frequent visitor here)
• Wind Music (poem)
• Windy today – photos and a narrative
• November Winds (painting and poem)

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