Autumn is here again. My favorite season. I love to sit on the sofa, watching the trees shed their leaves of brown, red, gold, and reflect.
This is my forth Autumn with these trees. They mean a lot to me. It started in June 2013 (the summer I earned Gambler though I didn't know it yet). There was a lot of uncertainty in my life. I was caught in a new beginning, which of course I didn't know at the time. Some days I would sit on the couch with a confused, nostalgic ache in my chest and find a strange comfort in the trees. I knew that no matter what happened in my life, the trees would still be there. The seasons would continue - a picture of God's consistency.
I still watch the trees. This last summer, when anxiety put it's cold hands on my neck, I watched the trees. It gave me something solid to cling to. It is so easy to get caught up in work, school, drama, stress, money. Sometimes I need to just find a quiet place where I can let everything fade away. Then, while time is standing still and nothing can touch me, I find the things that matter. Gambler. Nature. Friends. My relationship with God. And everything else fades in comparison.
Trees are powerful, aren't they? So are you if you already understand that & keep your heart grounded in what's most important. I hope, as challenging as this season of life is, you are finding happiness.
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