The aim of autumn is not to get to winter

“The seed is as much the goal as the flower” - Alan Watts

I love metaphors that are inspired by nature. They feel so right. And they’re so at odds with modern life.

We’ve cut travel time from months to hours. Information from generations to an instant. We praise speediness and convenience. Yet there is so much intelligence in the slowness of nature and its interconnectedness. The aim of autumn is not to get to winter. It just is.

I get caught up in my dreams and my goals, impatient to arrive. More and more I’m learning to appreciate where I am. And not just see it as transformation in waiting but as perfect as it is right now.