Humility

This morning as I awoke in "my room", I noticed that once again the seasons are beginning to change and the light images in the room are transforming.    As we approach fall, it appears to most that nature dies away and/or hibernates in preparation of a long winter ahead.  However, if we look closely we notice that new things come to life and the season in itself is very beautiful.  We have very large maple trees that line the back of our property and they just burst with absolute beautiful color in the fall.  The flowers that outline the pond (although I cannot give you a name at this time), transforms to a breathtaking crimson color from the rather boring green it boasts all summer.  Our garden shows signs of orange and green pumpkins, colorful gourds, and orange, brown and green bittersweet vines.  Deer have been seen standing in the garden partaking of the fresh peaches and apples that had fallen from the trees.  There are so many beautiful things about nature that we take for granted.  Once we pay attention to the gifts that have been so freely given to us, our spirits lift and the problems of the week seem to fade into a nonexistence.  Humility is about knowing who we are and what makes us content. Nature has the best example of humility.  Each season has its problems and its ugliness, but each one knows its own gift to life.... its beauty.  Thank you to our greater being for this lesson on knowing who we are and being the best we can be despite our downfalls.