It can be hard when seasons come to an end, when life changes and we have to learn it all over again. But looking at the nature and fall colors, I can’t help but think that there is so much beauty in letting go. We need to let go so we can make space for something new. Letting go isn’t easy and sometimes it feels like death. Darkness comes and some days we search for light, even the smallest glimpse, so desperate to see just a spark, a passing light — but there is a promise here too. We let go so we can make space to something new — new life, new people, new love, new places, new lessons learned. They will come, if only we let go of this season so we can grow into the new one.
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”



