As I stepped outside this morning, it was evident in the air that the seasons were changing. Yet again, Summer says “farewell” and Autumn gracefully takes her place. I will miss Summer and all the beauty that she brings, but Autumn promises new adventures and a welcome change. I wasn’t expecting Summer to leave so soon. I love Summer and everything about her. She was fun, bright, warm and exciting; to see her go was bittersweet. Autumn assures me that she too is only here for a season. She is peace, calm, change and new beauty.

“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” – George Santayana

It is also true in life, that one day you may wake to an Autumn breeze in the wake of Summer’s heat. You wake up and find that the season you loved so much is passing by, and that a new one is coming to take its place. When you wake up to that crisp breeze, and suddenly feel frightened by the imminent change; stop. Don’t focus on the “hopeless love” you have for one season in your life, instead be interested and excited about what the next season promises.

There is good to be found in every situation and a hope to hold onto in every season. Focus on the beauty of what is to come, rather than framing the past on your mantle.

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