Fall - More than a Season

November has arrived, and with the wonderful temperature change we also get our first glimpse of Fall. That reminds us that in our lives we sometimes might change our direction, change our marathon path, we might fall, but in those times of change, when we trip, or fall that is when we live life to the fullest, we learn that life is about what we do between the time we get here, and the time we leave. We get one opportunity at life, we have to learn to measure it in memories and moments, we need to make it matter and stop looking at it in terms of hours, minutes, dollars and cents.

Fall brings Thanksgiving and the time we reflect on what we are thankful for, the time we define what living means to each of us, what claim to life have we laid. Why do we say that we will get to that tomorrow, or someday when we have time, or maybe we can do that next year, what is wrong with now? If we continue to fall back into our old ways, if we continue to postpone our life, then how can we ever fall forward. Life is not about what happens to us, it is about what we make of it, we fall into a pattern, but it is up to us to fall out of line, and choose a new marathon path to run.

Now running a new life will not be without some falls, and it also means you are not running away from commitments, people, or yourself, it means you have to run with passion, run with purpose. As we fall in life it comes with wisdom, we learn to use that so that next time the fall is not as hard, not as far, not as crushing. With life comes death, and we all have had our share of losing people we love, people we care about, some have lived full lives, some have had their lives cut short, but with each one there is a memory, and how precious are those to us, that is the legacy they have left behind. Use your life on important moments, on people who matter to you and your life, people who have been there through the falls, the ones that picked you up, the ones that lay down a cushion, the ones that see and appreciate your journey.

Someone once told me to look at my life through the eyes of a child, envision your life with that in mind, what do you see? Life is there for you, so get back up, move ahead, chase those dreams, take that trip, spend the time with those that matter most, because tomorrow may not be there. Every year fall comes, but every year not everyone is here to share it. As with the fall season, it is followed by winter, the beautiful scene of new fallen snow, the smell of wood burning fireplaces, the crisp cool air that takes over for a few months. Then when spring makes it's debut we see an awakening, a new dawn, a new life, the buds on the trees, the flowers start to open and grow, and again we get a resurgence of life. So it really doesn't matter if it is Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall, what matters most is you and your ability to live your life, because that is what life is all about.