Changes
Changes. Like leaves, chlorophyll breaking down the green exposing vibrant red and yellow, changes alter my life. They strip away the familiar and bring my inner light back into the world. Changes snap, set me free from bare tree bones. I drift like a solitary leaf on the wind...I feel the breeze through my limbs and the sun on my face. For the first time in years I am moving...I am alive. Changes. Sometimes they hit me hard. I am punched in the stomach and the force sends me reeling. Other times they sneak up on me, before I realize what is happening my body is travelling that slippery slope into the unknown. Lately, I have been somewhere in the middle. I was punched but I did not fall...I slid but remained strong in my footing. Moments like these I know whatever changes are coming will be good ones. They will challenge my spirit and my heart will discover new ways to open. Changes. For a long time I've been hiding. I have allowed my light to diminish believing it was