Winter Is Coming …
Seasons are changing here in the Midwest, and the move from fall into winter makes me especially introspective. Bedhead and all, I prioritized attending the last outdoor market of the season — with 4 layers and still was cold.
Fire and Ice: Contrasting Forces in Seasons of Change
I bought 32 of these beautiful sun kissed peppers, and I have frozen all of them. I look forward to summer’s warmth in the cold of winter. The ice on the birdbath is the harbinger of more to come. This year, I did better in my goal of stocking my freezer with local produce for winter.
Winter is getting more insistent. The birdbath in the background of this picture has ice on it, and snow decorated my car this morning. I got out my heavy winter coat.
Seasons are changing but the lifestyle changes I have put in place are not. Today's haul: kale, peppers, kohlrabi, beets, cabbage, broccoli, rutabaga, and pumpkins.
Most transitions have been bittersweet and unsettling in my life, and this seasonal one is no different from so many others in my life. Personally, I am moving into a new phase of life, and while the change is all good, the newness unsettles me.
I hear similar uncertainties about transitions as I learn more and more about the health journeys of others. Contrasts and opposing forces impact us all in some way.
My own response to conflicting forces and discomfort for so many years was inaction. The uphill battle of making these changes shut me down for years. I failed over and over again, and my fears and uncertainties ran deep.
Who I was and who I wanted to be in my health journey felt like two different people, polar opposites, in a battle that felt too big, uncertain, and overwhelming.
Change is hard and change is uncomfortable -- especially when the journey goes patterns in oneself and against the grain of society.
One thing is for sure: I wish I would have learned earlier how to forge ahead into the light earlier. And, this is a message for myself today.
Cheers to all -- find your power and live in your light!
