For those of us who live in parts of the world that experience all four seasons Autumn is the favorite for many. I don't want to make this post too long so I'll just say why think this season is so appealingly beautiful for me and so many others as well.
We all know, weather consciously or subconsciously, that Autumn is the season when all the living green leaves of the trees turn to the most beautiful shades of dying and death. We all know the leaves are dying but the beauty of their death makes the change and dying of summer acceptable and is necessary for the rebirth of Spring and Summers to come in the future.
Autumn brings dignity to an event few of us can bare or understand and it is nature's way of showing us how to die with grace, dignity and beauty. We all know that death is inevitable, there is no way to escape the demise and eventual destruction of the human body. As the seasons change the cold and frosty air that proceeds the final death that winter brings upon us is difficult and full of discomfort. No part of death is easy but understood in the context of being part of the cycle of life brings understanding tot he process.
We should learn to live to die. If we did we would live better lives. Living with the understanding that we are going to die and could die at any moment can lead us to live our alive moments like nature lives Spring and Summer. When our season comes to an end we can transition in a manner that inspires beauty and grace in the hearts and minds of those who observe our demise.
About Me
- Rafael
- I am just trying to make my way in the world without causing any harm while I am here. It is a noble task that I hope to get better at with each passing day. I currently write several blogs. NoThinker is my social activist blog. Running for CRSF is a blog I started when I wanted to track my training for my first half marathon race which I ran in Sept‘08. I also used this experience to raise money for an orphanage in Sri Lanka. My Meditation Journal is where I chronicle my thoughts and experiences with meditation. I hope that something here touches you and enriches your life. I learn best when I learn from others so all comments are welcome.
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You know I feel like such a computer idiot... So I started this account months ago, never used it...now I'm trying to set it up and am having a great deal of trouble posting my profile picture. I copied the picture to my blog (forget about even blogging yet), but it won't show up on my profile. Do you think the file is too big? Did you have any problems like this?Any input would be appreciated.
I've got a good quote. Can you guess where it is from?
"Oh I know . You just go with the flow"
"Like a twig on the shoulders of a mighty stream"
Such a great quote from such an unexpected place :)---Michele
Blogger is something you just kind of have to play around with and if you are short on time it can be kind of a pain. I know when I uploded my profile picture I had to really reduce it and as you can see you would never be able to pick me out on the street by that small image.
I like the quote. Who is it from? I like the twig in the river image.
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