A Powerful Message From Nature

I always feel a familiar pang of sadness as the longer, easier days of summer begin to wind down. There’s a sense that so much is ending.

But I learned one of my biggest lessons from nature on one of my walks about simply pausing, refelcting and followiing what nature teaches us.

The lesson happened as I was stopped dead in my tracks, mesmerized by the stunning, vibrant colors of the fall leaves.

I took a moment and snapped the photo below.

Although the trees were beautiful, I felt sad knowing that a single heavy rain or gust of wind would soon strip the trees bare.

And then the realization hit me: We need to take a lesson from the trees.

Just like them, we must learn to drop what we no longer need or hang onto, and let go if we want new growth and a new season of life.

Letting go could mean letting go of;

Social media overload,

Fear of saying no,

Habits you know are holding you back,

Relationships we hang onto but are no longer recipricol.

It could be many other things we need to drop.

While letting go might seem like an ending, it’s needed as the beginning of a new season of growth.

I took this photo near the shoreline of Lake Michigan on one of my walks. It’s a reminder of a lesson I needed to learn and has stayed with me today.

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