Can I tell you something?
I missed my kids today.
Today the house felt quiet, and I didn’t want it to.
Normally quiet feels like a blanket to me – all warm and welcoming.
But today it didn’t.
It’s been a little over a month since school began for my three, and the newness has worn off. Am I allowed to have them back now, please?
Earlier, I walked outside with the dogs, and I noticed this leaf in the grass – the first to fall.
So I sat there, spinning this new fallen leaf in my fingers, and smiled at fall.
To me, fall shows us the beauty of change.
It comes in bold color and isn’t afraid to make an all-out scene.
Then, right at it’s peak of perfection, fall does the unexpected.
Fall sings “Let it go”, then does it.
It makes no attempt to hold on to fruit of seasons past.
Instead, it releases all it holds and in doing so creates a beauty all its own.
As leaves catch the wind and dance their way to the ground,
fall shows us there’s something magical in letting go too.
Then, at the end of it’s season – after the spectacle of color – after the big release – fall shows us how to submit quietly to the next season …
because there’s always a another season right around the corner.
I guess the reality of my new season is hitting me.
Although I can see this season is right and good, it’s different and the change is still working its way through me.
So, while I adjust, I will smile at the changing leaves and try to take some cues from fall.
Things like …
Walk boldly into this new season. {Love big. Invest to the full}
But as you too – don’t hold on to it too tightly.
Loosen your grip on the gifts this season brings, and let go when it’s time.
Submit to what’s ahead – there will be beauty in this next season too.
What cues do you need to take from fall this year?
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