Season of Change

As I lay here on my couch with nothing more than tree lights on for ambiance, I can’t help but wonder where the last year has gone. It really does seem like just a few months ago I was here, in this same spot on this same couch, with the same lit trees in the same place, doing the exact same thing.

Time changes things. You’ve heard it said often I am sure. And then weeks and months go by and you realize all the changes that have taken place. Births and deaths, marriage and divorce, friendships, losses, gains, and even occupations. You are left feeling that nothing is the same, and never will be again.

But change is not always obvious. Months can go by without drastic change and you are left feeling your life is stuck in the same spot you have been in…or have been in before. Days can seem so long and nights can seem endless, only to leave you waking to the seemingly same life, praying for change.

Unfortunately there is no way to know what tomorrow holds, whether time will change things quickly or linger still.

But if there is one thing that is certain, time changes things. Maybe not everything and maybe not all at once. Maybe not the home you live in or the car your drive or the job you go to daily. Maybe not that bad habit you fight to break and then fight again tomorrow. Maybe not the sadness that leaves tear stains on your cheeks. And maybe not today…

But I have learned that despite what may or may not be changing around me, I am changing. Time is changing me. I am not who I was a year ago laying on this same couch surrounded by the same lights on the same trees. I am different. And I am very hopeful that tomorrow will bring more change in me… the change that is necessary.

So here’s to a season of change, my friends! May it be to you for the better!