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FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS
I Don’t Have Time To Waste
Growing old is a privilege, not a promise. 🍁 | Finding the Right Words about … the Wait
PROMPT: What does nature teach you about time and patience?
We’re officially in that time of year where people post stuff on Instagram like, “The trees are about to show us how beautiful it is to let things go…” And I get the sentiment. Autumn is the season when we get to witness the evolution of nature in the changing of the leaves. We see the cycle of life play out before our very eyes: what was once blooming and flourishing soon withers and dies only for the cycle to begin again. It’s predictable and unavoidable. Such is life.
But the trees don’t just teach me to let things go. Trees remind me that everything dies, including me. I have limited time. Nature teaches me to appreciate the life I have and to live it while I still can.
Not to be morbid but nature reminds me that death is coming, it’s part of life but there is a life to live on the way to that final destination. Time eventually runs out, and I want to live as beautiful of a life as possible in the meantime. Sometimes, taking advantage of the time I have on this planet means not taking my time, not waiting for the perfect moment or for me to feel 100%…