Autumn Leaves

As I write this I am sitting outside of the Administration Building. The sun is shining, the temperature is perfect, and the leaves are falling.

Autumn in my favorite time of the year. Sure, flowers are beautiful and they make life look so exciting. However, autumn is my favorite because it makes death appear so inviting. As these leaves, which have all revealed their true colors, fall elegantly to the ground I can only think about how serene this picture is.

Perhaps is reminds me that there are times where I need to let go, where I need to fall gracefully with the knowledge that spring will come around again. Maybe its a natural reminder that the world, and my world, will work itself out eventually. Nature will come along for the ride and mess everything up, but the least I can do is fall elegantly.

And I don't have to fall with other people. I can fall at my own time, at my own rate. I can fall when I am done, when I cannot hang on anymore.

And then I can look forward to spring again.