that being buffeted about by strong winds or running into squalls and tempests are a part of life....they just are....the Creator didn't say that life was going to be a smooth ride...but he did give us the tools to cope.
Don't waste time on asking 'why did this happen to me', 'why are bad things happening,' 'why should this happen,' I haven't done anything wrong,' and other questions in the same vein. A squall or earthquake or thunderstorm has happened, accept it, absorb it and then look inside for the tools that are waiting to be used. These tools become visible to us only when we accept the bad things that come into our lives...then all we have to do is use them to deal with life as it has presented itself to us at this moment....