Despite the Halloween candy that already fills the store shelves, it
feels long from any time that would suggest leaves, falling or
otherwise. Yet, we have tumbled into the start of a new school year.
Somehow, this time of year is always like a "reset" button of sorts--new
classes, new teachers, and the chance to turn over, well, new leaves.
Will we have the same kind of schedule that we had? Will we have the
same friends or the same interests? Will we face things in the same way,
or will we find new and better ways--new leaves?
It's not easy to see the world in new ways. It's not easy to break old
habits and embrace new ones. Yet, every year, around this time, we just
kind of do. Sometimes, the result is that we are completely overwhelmed.
But often, the outcome is our discovering that we can accomplish a great
many things that seemed impossible not that long ago.
While it may be a while until the leaves fall, it's not too soon to turn
over new leaves of our own. So that when we see the leaves fall, we'll
be really ready to appreciate them.
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