Oh, yes,
The seasons come and go,
bringing new ways
of being.
Sometimes you shine with new growth,
literally bursting at the seams –
brilliant in shiny young green.
And then there are the periods
when what is not needed
must fall away –
the colors indicating
how bold you are
to face the loss
of what is attached.
And yet,
through it all –
despite how the winds have shaken you,
or how crowded your field has become,
you remain.
Your roots run deep,
they grasp, expand,
and strengthen
as your rings widen.
Your center
is deeply connected to the eternal.
So, my friend,
the lesson here
is to understand at your core
that though the changes come –
whether welcomed,
or not,
you are not the changes.
You are
still you.
Copyright © Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2017
Image created by my sister, Martha Harris
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