“Nature’s
first green is gold,
Her
hardest hue to hold.
Her
early leaf’s a flower;
But only
so an hour.
Then
leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden
sank to grief,
So dawn
goes down to day.
Nothing
gold can stay.”
-
Robert Frost “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
Hello,
friend.
Halloween was recently upon us. The holiday brings about a season of change. Autumn colors
turn to bleak, white winters. Falling leaves become glistening snow. It’s a time
of reflection. I find beauty in this time of simplicity. I find joy in the pace of
change. Finding new light and choosing an undiscovered angle pushes me to
discover and grow. The mundane revives me. It teaches me to take life one step
at a time, to appreciate less and cherish more. It tells me that nothing can stay
forever. No flower blooms for eternity. So, as I hold tightly to my pumpkin
spice latte and listen to “Monster Mash” for the eight-hundredth time, I’m
reminded that time forever ticks onward. That also means Christmas is quickly drawing near.
