THE SLOW TURNING OF THE LEAVES OF YOUR HEART
Of course I am waiting for the brilliant flare of autumn. Waiting for that glorious nest of gold and red to sweep me off my feet! Today, however, as I wandered through our spacious gardens of trees it came to me that the slow turning is sometimes missed because we are looking for something a bit more spectacular.
Today let's watch for the slow moments of transformation in the trees and in the heart. For the heart, too, must learn to appreciate the process. Here is a gentle reminder from one of my favorite authors:
...There is nothing in your life
too terrible or too sad
that will not be your friend
when you find the right name to call it,
and calling it by its own name
HASTENING
it will come upright to your side..."
~~Laurens van der Post
Ah! Yes! But you must call it by name! And you must embrace the slow process of the turning leaves of your heart.
