I have been in awe of the beauty of this Fall season.  The leaves, the colors, the smells…I just want to take it all in! Now that we are in VA, I am able to discover new places to see and explore, taking pictures of everything that I can…Dylan has even caught my enthusiasm and has been clicking away as well! How fun

While admiring the colors of the mountains and trails that I have traveled, I came to realize how beautiful this time really is.  That something that is literally dying, is so beautiful in it’s brilliance. I think it is such a perfect example of the changes that occur within us.  When we are making changes within ourselves, when we come to realize who we really are, who we are meant to be, there is a death that takes place….some of the old patterns and behaviors die (naturally, not forced..it is just a natural occurrence).  Yet something beautiful emerges, something so brilliant that you can’t help but be filled with joy and contentment….like it is all meant to be.  You know that feeling?

Something else that occurred to me…the idea of really paying attention to the beauty in each day. It is easy to see beauty in the changing of the leaves…the vibrant colors excitedly call to you to look at them, to surround yourself in their exquisite features.  But what about when the leaves turn brown and begin to fall on the ground and you are left with bare trees to complete your scenery…where will the beauty be then? Can you find it? I believe that we can….because I believe that there is beauty everywhere…if we choose to see it.  Sometimes it comes in the form of physical beauty, sometimes it is in a simple smile….and sometimes it is in what we can offer another person.

Seek it…it is there.

Give it…it is needed.

So…when you see the brilliant colors, hear the wind blowing the leaves to the ground and smell the scent of Fall, let it remind you to see the beauty of the season, the beauty of each day and the beauty of each moment …let it completely cover you and wrap you it in it’s arms…and let  the beauty you experience become the change in you.