TO BE WITH WHAT IS

Revelations from an autumn scene…

As daylight hours begin to wane, the leaves gratefully reciprocate a radiant new light, shining with the splendor that can only come from inner transformation.

The branch bows low in humility, its brokenness apparent, yet the tree steadfastly clings as if to say, “I will always be with you…”

The trees display the wisdom of sufficiency through every season; taking enough for sustenance, sharing what is possible, releasing what is no longer needed, and resting in barren stillness–the sufficiency that provides for seasons and cycles yet to come.

The leaves do not fall in death but as a return to the earth from which they came, becoming nourishment for the soil and protection for the vulnerable new seedlings, uniting with the fallen leaves of long ago that had once nurtured them into being.

The evergreens remain verdant, bringing to mind the unchanging, eternal gifts that remain through every season, gifts such as love, joy, peace, and hope.

Nature inspires us to be with what is…
accepting each season of life,
allowing for change,
responding with grace and dignity,
returning abundance and gratitude,
sharing goodness in beautiful ways,
and ever perceiving,
ever participating
in the work of the Creator.

(Photo by Karen)