Seasons of Life
I don’t know how it is in your part of the world, but where I live, summer is over and fall is here. This means that it is time to dig up the spent flowers, harvest the garden produce, and let the earth rest until next spring. The season of growing is over.
As I meditate on this I can’t help but compare the seasons of planting and harvesting to the different seasons we go through in our lifetime. We are born, each one of us, with such potential. Our life begins as a seed planted, hopefully in good soil. Like a seed that is planted and watered, it eventually germinates and grows into a useful plant. Likewise, we as humans grow and mature through the nurturing and teaching of trusted caregivers. We become useful and productive citizens, bearing good fruit that will be a blessing to others. As time marches on, we grow old and the colder weather of life comes with its accompanying frost and snow, signaling the end of life.
As we journey through life, we need to take stock of how we navigate through the different seasons. I realize that not everyone is rooted in fertile ground; some have been planted in hard ground and some even among thorns. Nor does everyone have nurturing caregivers to help their seedlings grow into healthy plants.
Should life not have progressed as planned, take heart; it is possible to restore the years that have been lost and still be the best you can be, despite where you are in the season of your life.
Restoration is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves and others.
I invite you feed back and until next time, this is ‘Nurse Audrey’ signing off.