Autumn winds can be scary. Autumn skies can be dark. Bleak, sparse, burnt brown. Life has seasons like this. Some trees have leaves that hang on despite their lack of green. Other trees have given them all up. It takes a little more courage just to be outside. Sometimes we have to allow ourselves to be sad and experience loss and grief. Sometimes we need to be there for others for whom loss is just too scary to face. In this season of letting go or hanging on, have the courage to be there. You will get through this. The beauty of winter is coming. The glory of spring is promised on the other side, to be followed by the thriving of summer. In the meantime, we allow autumn to do her good work: holding on, letting go, feeling the wind and the rain. Sometimes it is enough just to be. The crisp air lets you know that at least youre alive. In the depths of your roots and heights of your branches you know your strength. This is where you learn to be flexible, learn to be a part of a changing landscape, holding on to memories of yesterday and reaching for the hopes of tomorrow. Being, though it takes a little more effort, in the precious present of the season, knowing that in the going with this flow there is peace.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 04:33:09 +0000
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