Watching a thunderstorm from the porch is front-row seats to a show nobody sold tickets for.

Free spectacle is everywhere and mostly ignored, because nothing charged you for it. A storm coming through is genuinely enormous, loud, lit from the inside, and completely indifferent to whether anybody watches. Sitting somewhere dry while it passes is one of the better hours available to a person, and the only requirement is being willing to stay still.

When the weather next turns, go out under cover instead of closing the curtains. No phone, nothing playing. Give it ten minutes and see whether the evening feels different afterward.