Welcome to Autumn. I love the fall. I love the change of seasons! I just read that now that there is less daylight, there is less Chlorophyll. Less chlorophyll (is this how you spell it?) less green, less green, more beautiful fall colors! Makes sense. I was really hoping for a nice long mild fall but as usual, it went from unseasonably warm to unseasonably cold overnight and now the weather is stuck in between getting cold and being Autumnal. Still, I love the fall. I love the change of seasons.
A friend and I were discussing the change of seasons and how it always seems that we are in a constant state of transition. Not just in the weather but in our lives. He said something interesting. "You cannot move to the next season without letting go of the last one." My mind pictured a fellow in a great leather coat trying to enjoy the hot summer sun. Or how about going to the beach in your swimsuit on a bitter cold January day? Unless you are a polar bear, this is just not enjoyable. It makes me think of that song, "He makes all things beautiful in His time". Like in Ecclesiates 3, there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. How pleasant a warm snuggly blanket is in the chilly winter and how wonderful a cool sprinkler is in the hot summer!
I wonder what is beautiful in this time of my life. What are the elements, if you will, that I am still holding on to that are simply not for now and have temporarily lost their "beauty"? As I let go of the season I feel I am shedding, I begin to see the new season coming on. As it begins to take shape, it is earmarked by it's own beatuty and although the beauty of seasons past do not lose their wonder in my estimation of them, I do begin to release them to be what they were, the past, and release myself to embrace the beauty of the coming season.
Happy transition!
