As Leaves Fall

While Summer has gone to rest until next year, let us embrace the beauty that Autumn brings us. As the trees prepare for the cold that comes with Old Man Winter, they lose their leaves and create beautiful sceneries, similar to the picture above. We can also take a page out of the trees' book, by shedding some personal leaves. Let's use this season to get rid of the leaves of jealousy, doubt and selfishness, which may be hindering us from achieving peace. Or maybe we are holding onto fear and self-pity, which is keeping us from success. The leaves could also be literal, such as weight that we want to lose, in order to be healthier and feel better about ourselves.

Whatever your leaves are, I hope you can take some time to shed them. Just as the physical trees shed their leaves and create pretty pictures for us, so will our leaves serve as the paint that helps create our beautiful future.