suddenly
from sweltering heat
to toe chilling reality
a quiet season change ...
outside
and
inside
the leaves are moving from brilliant green to a rather drab yellowy brown...
and falling like a gentle rain ...
I was surprised years ago when I learned that leaves return to their natural colour in the fall ...
not the stunning reds and yellows
but rather this drab yellowy brown ...
not really attractive at all ..
nothing that grabs your attention
and how like life this is ...
as we age
we return to our natural "colour" ....
the glittering image falls away
and we are as we are ...
waiting ...
we cannot stop this season
nor hurry it ..
simply accept it
and choose to embrace it ....
after all life is lighter without the trappings of a glittering image
easier to move about
easier to be still
easier to be silent
easier to watch
and listen
easier to provide a place of rest
and safety
for others still robed in their glittering image
easier to demonstrate
that simply being
is so freeing
the best is yet to come ...
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