Change Beautiful Change

I spent the weekend in Connecticut at my brother’s country place. My family and I celebrated my sister’s birthday. It was an important birthday and I was happy I could make the time. I really enjoy any time I get to spend with my family. 

I live on the opposite end of the United States from all my family, in Santa Monica California.  Having grown up on the East Coast there is a huge difference in the weather here in California.  Every day is gorgeous.  Every day is really paradise.  For the most part, it really never changes. 

Going back East this weekend was a treat.  The season I never see anymore was in its glory. The fall foliage was in full effect.  WOW! Breathtaking oranges, reds, browns, purples, and yellows, in all shades and shapes.  It is a feast for the eyes.

As I walked around, I enjoyed the sound the leaves made, crunch-crunch. The sound reminded me of racking leaves as a kid, making leaf piles and then we kids threw each other in. It was one of the chores that my parents made fun. I do miss the seasons.  I like the way the seasons change and remind us of the cycles of life.

You can think about the seasons starting at any point and you can find a correlation to life.  How from the starkness of winter new blooms appear as spring comes around.  The same is true in our lives: often we feel there is nothing, and then we develop new paths. We go from getting started into abundance of activity and opportunity just like spring turns into summer.  Things don’t always stay at their peak and as they wind down they can be beautiful, as we enter into a different phases. Just like fall in Connecticut has shown me.

Life has seasons and there is always a spring after the winter, so embrace the cycles and enjoy each season.  Cuddle up with your loved ones when it’s cold, play together outside when it is warm.  Through the seasons, enjoy your life and your loved ones.  You can find beauty in it all. 

We can’t stop the change the seasons bring, so accept change.  Change can be very beautiful.

Wishing you health and happiness in all the seasons of your life,

Devlyn Steele