change is in effect

Today I stepped out of my apparent and began an 8 mile trek through the canyon behind my house. As I was hiking I stumbled upon these beautiful, complementary colors and the various shades between. They tell a story; each a representation of separate seasons, the first bringing with it the flurry of youthfulness, both reproduction and growth, and the second, an inevitable acceleration of deterioration which exists in all life forms. Yet, as a collective, as a whole, these colors are indicative of the classic tale that is the transition, or evolution, from one season into the next so that new life and fresh growth may one day be able to spring forth into the world from that which has passed. It is only through passings (death) that these means are possible just as it is only through life that death remains inevitable, making this an endless cycle of life and death and the beautiful "everything" that exists between. 

Perhaps just as one leaf must fall (or tree, or anything that lives for that matter) for another to eventually carry out it's cycle in this world, so do certain parts of humanity - the condition and quality of humans - our thoughts and habits. We, just like the seasons, have the ability to transform how we choose to see ourselves, and thus creating true, undeniable change even right down to the cellular level. Furthermore, If we allow certain aspects of ourselves to die (not in the sad sense of the word, but rather in the sense of letting go of that which does not serve) and consciously bear in mind the manifestations of our dreams (within reason) both of introspection and the surrounding world, perhaps then we become the change we wish to see in the world. 

Within each short lived moment there's a transition from one journey to the next. Take for instance something as amazing as a newborn's first breath, or, an equally profound final exhalation of the soon to be deceased. If these profound transitions take place in the same amount of time that an autumn leaf finally detaches from it's branch and blows into the wind, then we too can embark upon our journey within the blink of an eye.

Be rid of stagnancies. Seek growth. Create positive change.