How To Speak To A Hurricane

Kathleen Naomi
Oct 29, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Nov 7

When you ask the storm to move — and it does.

Sometimes life brings a storm you can’t outrun — only meet with grace.

This is what happened when I found myself miles from home, a hurricane on the way, and only trust to hold onto.

Spoiler: I think she listened.

Scene 1 – Arrival in Color

The Uber dropped us off in the vibrant city of Guanajuato, Mexico — a swirl of color and music.

Scene 2 – Calm Before the Storm

We planned a quiet evening. A movie, an early night, before our all-day tour. Then the news broke — Hurricane Lidia was barreling straight toward Puerto Vallarta, our home, our stores… and our dog.

Scene 3 – Talking to Lidia

I couldn’t sleep. I tracked her every move, every hour. And at some point between worry and surrender, I spoke to her — thanked her for her power, her purpose, and asked her, gently, to move.

Scene 4 – The Long Night

I read. Wrote. Meditated. Told myself it was okay not to sleep. The storm would do what it would do. My only job was to stay calm. To be kind to myself.

Scene 5 – Morning Light

Two hours of rest, and somehow enough.Lidia was still on track — but I went on the tour anyway. Sometimes the best way to honor life is to keep living it.

Scene 6 – The Shift

Around one in the afternoon, Lidia moved. Just slightly south — enough to miss Puerto Vallarta’s center. Whether she heard me or not, I’ll never know. But my heart whispered, thank you.

Scene 7 – After the Storm

Power was out. Trees down. A few lives lost — may they rest in peace. But Puerto Vallarta endured. My home’s patio awnings had fallen, nothing more. Nama was safe. Gratitude washed over me.

Scene 8 – What I Learned

Prepare what you can.
Let go of the rest.
Ask for what you want.
Trust the universe has your back.
Be kind to yourself — always.

Final Scene – The Calm After

The action I’m most proud of? Kindness. It didn’t move the hurricane (or did it). It did move me.

The storm passed, the sky cleared, and somewhere between fear and faith, I found my quiet scene of grace.

Sometimes the greatest power isn’t in changing the storm —

it’s in finding your peace within it.

That’s how you become the star of your own scene.

Find Your Inner Movie Star.

xo Kathleen Naomi

My character Larleen's advice and what she did when Hurricane Lidia was headed her way...