It is that time of year that is brisk, and chilly. I love it! The colors are changing, and life is preparing for winter's rest...
It seems that this autumn has brought my mind to places of my past.
In the process of life circles, I am brought back to my parents, and my grandparents, and to family.
I am learning slowly, that each life has it's own path, and the journey is different for everyone of us, even though we all have similarities in life, also.
I am realizing that just when I think I have grasped a thought, figured out a small part of life, that my grasp is not holding.
There are things I have learned, that are still true...
* The sun and the moon are constant.
* Mother Nature has more control in one day, than we do in our whole life.
*There is birth, life, and death. There always has been, and always will be.
* The only person we are even remotely in control of... is self.
* While we can want the best for another person,
and we can help that person if we are asked, we must realize
that the ultimate decision lies in the hands of each individual, and God.
* Sometimes things happen that we don't want to happen.
* We can learn much from our younger friends and family members.
Age has nothing to do with the ability to handle life as it opens
it's doors to us. Sometimes doors open that we are not ready to walk
through, and we can listen to and learn from others. Some of the best
lessons of life for me, have come from listening to my children. My old eyes
have seen much, but to see with an other's eyes,
I will learn more than repeating my old ways.
* Fear is not allocated to only the young, or to the old. Fear is part of life.
Protecting loved ones from open doors and emotional journeys, is not always
best. Part of the human journey is to travel through the tears as well as
the laughter, and love. It is how we learn to journey into our next phase
of life.
If we are denied the fear,worry, and the emotional journey
of the lives of our loved ones,
we will not be prepared for when it is our time to journey. It is the process of
life, and we must all walk our own paths.
