You know it's interesting....I was driving home the other day from work and I was admiring all the beautiful, colorful leaves on the trees by the highway. I was just taking it all in and then I had a thought. Leaves are at their most beautiful state when they are dying and getting ready to fall from the tree. It made me wonder why we fight aging and dying as we do. You know, I've just never seen a leaf struggling with turning a beautiful brilliant color, drying up, and falling away to the ground from whence it came. Maybe that is why it is so beautiful in it's old age, it dies gracefully. Grace.....what a rare and beautiful characteristic. Women, especially Southern women, use to have grace. I remember my "lady" teachers when I was in school! They dressed so elegantly and carried themselves, well, gracefully. I mean their nails were done, their real nails. Their hair was in place, not in a bun, but it had style. I don't know how I got on that tangent but there is alot to be said about grace. Well, as I look at these leaves of amber, purple, and red, I know that tomorrow some of them will be whisking through the air, not a care in the world, and will land where they may. I think we can learn alot from nature. Nature teaches us to go with the flow. Don't stress about getting older, it's a beautiful thing when it's done right. I think if we listened to our inner voice, listened to our ancestors, listened to the call of the wild, we would look and feel as beautiful as those leaves that we all travel so far to get a glimpse of before they fall to the ground. I want to age like the leaves, gracefully, knowing when it's my time, and looking more brilliant and beautiful than any green leaf ever thought she could!
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