Lessons of Autumn
Change. It is possibly one of the hardest things to learn to accept And yet, life continues to push us on right through change whether we learn to accept it gracefully or go kicking and screaming into it. I’ve paid a little more attention to our New England Autumn this year. I spent as much time as I could find outside, surrounding myself with Mother Nature’s masterpiece of change. I noticed a few things I may not have paid as close attention to before. Some trees were quick to change color, maybe prematurely, but they seemed eager to escape the green leaves of summer with enthusiasm for what comes next and trusting the process of change, and I almost didn’t notice them change. The leaves on other trees, would be changing, while parts of the leaf remained green, almost unsure but allowing the beauty of autumn to change them none the less. Other trees seemed to hold on defiantly to their green leaves, maybe fearful of the unknow...