Sunday, January 20, 2013

changing seasons



The red berries left clinging to these bare branches look like natural tree ornaments to me.  It seems it was only last week these trees were full and green!  Time flows, seasons cycle, and each one is beautiful, necessary.  

I am amazed, though, by the promised transformation.  How is it possible that, in a few months, buds will emerge and sprouts will poke through the ground and the air will gradually warm?  Yet, I know it will happen because it has happened time and time before.  Faith in nature.

Faith in people.  People can change, for the better of the worse.  I can change, hopefully for the better.  How horrid it would be to be stuck, frozen stiff inside, unable to open up and be warm and vibrant!  That people, that I, can change and improve, I think, is one of the most beautiful things in life.

simple joy:  the ability to change my thoughts, habits, and goals