Yes, everyone knows what month this is, with Thanksgiving coming next week. Reality hits that winter is really coming. Watching it snow right now affirms that, for sure. Leaves still cling tight to the maple tree like many of us want to cling tight to thoughts of warm weather!
We are all a bit like those leaves, aren't we? Needing to put on warmer clothes and putting away light, summer wear, it saddens my heart to have to change the wardrobe. Hang on all we want but cuddle duds sure come in handy!
Dreams have a way of bringing those long dead into a picture that make it seem they are right here with us...we hate waking up which shakes us back into reality. Hanging on to such pleasant thoughts eventually thins as the day wears on.
It's a balance, hanging on, letting go, staying the same or changing. I wouldn't even realize that the maple tree still had leaves on it unless I was sitting here "pondering". How often do each of us take some time to ponder our own spirit, our own hangings on and letting goes.
Watching those leaves fight the wind on the maple tree as they try to cling tight brings another perspective to a busy life. "Too busy, too much to do's'. Taking this time is not wasted time; it does the spirit good. Try it; let me know if it was beneficial. The benefits may do your spirit good, too!
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