Letting Go
During the month of November, when Mom was in the process of dying, I watched the leaves dying on many of the deciduous trees around. Most simply died and fell to the ground. I knew that eventually they would decompose and return to the soil, becoming part of the life and death cycle of a tree. Why did some of the trees still have leaves attached? Why were some of the branches still retaining their hold on the leaves, even after life was obviously gone......or was it the other way around? I snapped pictures as a way to record my questions. It's now the 3rd of the month, three months since we said our final farewells to Mom. My questions remain...... How many things dead and lifeless do I continue to hang on to? What are the unhealthy things in my life that need to be thrown into the fire? How can new life come if I hang tightly to the old and familiar patterns? Being in this "winter season" is exhausting, with it's moments of depression and grief. Yet a