Weather + Mood

The weather has always affected my mood. It's more than rain making me feel sad and dreary or sunshine making me feel happy and energized. The temperature also has a large influence on my mood. For example, when it's hot, I tend to get angry or frustrated much quicker than I do when it's cooler outside. When it's cold, I'm absolutely miserable. This Georgia gal is still not used to the dry and windy Texas winters. But days like yesterday (Sunday) are the days I find the most bliss in nature. It was warm enough to wear shorts if I wanted to, but I was still comfortable in jeans. It was a windows-rolled-down-AC-turned-off type of day when I was driving. These are my favorite days, because to me they feel infinite, like I could live in the moment forever. I love being able to sit outside and do homework while soaking up the sun, without sweat pouring down my back because of the heat or shivers running down my spine from the cold. I also enjoy the beautiful weather because I love seeing other people enjoy the beautiful weather. Seeing families on walks, friends on bike rides, and students studying in the Commons makes me feel a greater sense of community with those around me. It's a reminder that we all come from nature and rely on it to live our lives. We all need the sun, we all need oxygen the trees produce, and we all need food that grows from the ground. It's a simple thought, but it's a lot easier to love my neighbor when I'm reminded that we all need the same things to survive. It's comforting to see people returning to nature and getting away from urbanization, like the Romanticism movement emphasized. It's important to spend time in nature and take breaks from the industrialized world often, but it's so much easier to do so when the weather is fair, the sun is shining, and the breeze is blowing.