As I drove yesterday to my Grandmother's house to visit, it amazed me how much the new season is in full bloom; trees budding, flowers blossoming in full brilliant color, the grass even seems greener after a few cold, but much needed weeks of on and off again, rain and even snow (ugh!). Even though I know better, it seems as if all of these changes were so sudden and sprung up in a moment's passing. I guess when I see another season unfolding and the changes coming forth, my thoughts always lean towards my life, the progression of it and how much we are just like the beauty of the earth which we take in all year long.
It certainly is the very essence of life to change, to be changed... to continue to evolve into something more beautiful than the 'season' before. We all go through our periods of cold and gray, moments of hibernation when the world feels to be too much, then blossoming forward with new insight on life, and ready to vibrantly take on the world. Yet, with any change in life- it is a slow progression which usually is only noticed subtly until it is in full bloom. It seems as I grow personally, I am coming to terms with the pace of time and the progression of such moments. Even if we wish it would, nothing can ever stay exactly the same- without the risk of complacency, or worst yet, stagnation and death of spirit.
It is within these moments, as life evolves around us, our hearts are captured and even emotions as flighty as love are seen; bringing clarity to the truth that nothing ever stays the same. For whenever these moments come, we are given opportunity to take heed of their lessons, allowing them to envelop the soul and take the breath away; for as quickly as they come, they are gone. Emotions as strong as love, like life, are not to be mourned or put into a box for safe keeping. It just doesn't work that way. It should be about embracing every second of those moments, and simply cherishing the presence of their blissful memories forever more. After all, life can never be reversed, but it can be replayed in whatever measure that soothes the soul until the next season approaches.
Within that reflection of time and life, and the love which graces our lives, the key players will continue to change. Each person and every moment which touches our being contributes to the whole the experience of a life lived to the fullest and just like the seasons, it will fade and change. Yet, what we 'feel' we have lost will always return again, and usually in a different form, but in full bloom and more wonderful and beautiful than the season before... you just have to be willing wait for it.
Every Sunrise Offers a New Opportunity for Change!
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." ~Albert Einstein
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