I've come to see the changing of seasons as similar to my processes. As I grow my awareness and transform as a person, it is much like the seasons. In Spring, there is new life, new growth. The trees are dressed in beautiful fragrant blossoms. The bees are busy. The birds are mating. Life is waking up from the dream of Winter. There is color again. The air promises warmer days. Nourishing rains wash the world alive.
For me, this blossoming happens when I've finished a Winter period of my life. Everything was dark and cold. I was focused inward, dormant outward. Then the Winter faded. I worked through my inward processes. The energy shifted. It was time to blossom. Then share this new growth with the world. Awake, alive, revitalized.
After a time, my blossoms drop and bare fruit. The Summer of my life is here. Time to relax and enjoy the abundance. And after Summer, life slows down again. Autumn is next. Time to harvest and prepare for the Winter. Time to let go of what was and reflect. The inward journey begins again. Only to lead to another Spring and blossoming.
It is never one way all the time. I treasure the Springs and Summers. The Winters and Autumns are necessary. Without them, there would be no Spring and Summer. I've learned to relax into the slowing down. To embrace the harshness. Spring is coming.
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