What an Amazing time to make the commitment to create change in your life. As we have entered fall we get to savor all that comes with it. The changing colors of the leaves from green to brilliant yellows, oranges and reds. The trees line our streets and litter our mountain sides with their new found glory and fill our hearts with a joy that only fall can bring.Soon the colors start to fade and the winds change remove those brilliant leaves from their branches where they will dance on the air and rest gently on our streets and yards. This brings a different joy by the rustle of the leaves as they twist and twirl in the breeze and the crunch under our feet as we walk on them. Memories will flow as we rake the leaves into piles and watch children jump and play games in them. If we are wise, we will join the young ones and play in those piles. Our sense of smell is awakened with the moist leaves as we finish the fun and place them into bags or re-purpose them in our gardens. Ahhh..can you sense the joy?!
All this change amazingly comes with such ease and without effort. The trees follow the seasons and allow change to take place, "knowing" the change has a purpose. The letting go allows them to have energy for the winter months and to recharge for the beautiful new growth that will take place in the spring. I don't recall the last time I wandered down a street and saw a tree having a tantrum about its changing colors or the letting go process. They just allow! They just release.
What an awesome example these beautiful pieces of nature are for us as we enter the season of joy, celebrations and renewal. Change happens! We can choose to allow it to take place and transform us into our more improved selves or...we can fight it and remain our same uncomfortable, unhappy selves. The best part of this is...we get to choose! I say this year we take a look at the trees and really let it sink in what they are teaching us and choose ease. Choose transformation. Choose to release the parts of us that no longer serve us in positive ways. Choose to dance!
As we make the decision to emulate the example of the trees I want to point out this little detail. As the the tree experiences this great and beautiful change, one thing remains. Its trunk and branches! The core of who the tree is! It still stands to face the winter winds and reminds us who it really is and that it lives for the coming renewal. This is no different for us as we allow the leaves that no longer serve us positively and weigh us down, to flutter away. As the leaves dance on the wind and settle to the ground, we at our core remain the same. Beautiful! Sometimes Shivering! Resilient! Bruised! Strong! Still Living! Feeding from our stores! Ready for change! Ready for renewal! Ready to show off our newly created beauty!We celebrate you for committing to yourself and for joining the Maintain Don't Gain Challenge and invite you to be like the trees. Hang onto what really serves you well and be willing to release what doesn't. Maintain the positive to release the excess that weighs you down literally and gain the life you were meant to live. This is more than about weight and trees...this about You and You are worth it! Show off your colors, release, laugh, dance, and be free!
Jennifer Saunders
ButtinGear, Reiki Energy
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
Intuitive Transformation Coach
Behavior Change Specialist
Everyday Super Hero
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