When Our Last Leaf Falls....There Is Hope...

 Autumn is a natural time to reflect back on what you have accomplished through the year. The leaves that once provided shade now have painted our  memory with their beautiful colors and finally have fallen to the ground to remind us of our own mortality.
It is amazing to me the patterns that we can see in life are patterns that follow us through time. Each day is born in darkness shares its light then fades back into darkness.

Just as today is time to prepare for tomorrow, Spring is the time to prepare for winter. When the sun rises we know at the end of the day it will set. This days tasks must be done before the day ends so that we can rest.

At the end of the day it is nice to be able to reflect back on what we have accomplished during the day and hopefully we have a little time to enjoy the sunset.

And when we reach into the autumn of our life, when our leaves have turned color and our last leaf is about to fall. We can be assured that our time has not been wasted. Others have found comfort in our shade and enjoyed the color of the memories we have shared. It is then that we begin to look forward with hope, knowing that Winter is followed by Spring. Life does not end at death. Death is but the beginning of a New Life.