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Life Transitions

Several of us are approaching life transitions of some sort or another:
Completing a university education ~~~~~congratulations, Austin!
Finishing graduate school ~~~~~congratulations, Rachel!
Embarking on globe trotting expeditions ~~~~~congratulations, Megan!
Flirting with the possibility of new love ~~~~~or so I hear, DareISayWho?
Mourning the loss of once-known love ~~~~~so sorry, TooMany.
Celebrating new life ~~~~~congratulations, Menards!
I'm sure there are many more ~~~~~celebration & sorrow as are fit

As I move through my own transitions, everything seems very abstract. I can't just sit down and sort out everything that is swirling around and inside me right now. Often, I find myself simply stepping back and allowing all of the emotions and events to simply move on their own. It seems like just loosening up and moving with whatever comes is best as long as the ground is still moving beneath me.

Still, there are a few things that hint to a more sure-footed future. Good conversations hold me in the moment. Spending time out of doors, in natural surroundings, consistently lends me a sense of peace.

As you are currently approaching life's transitions, or as you have in the past, what helps most to encourage hope?

Autumn

Autumn here in Provo has been unusually kind to us for the past week or so. Tomorrow, a wicked cold front is supposed to sweep through and freeze us all. So, I thought that I'd share a few Autumn-happy-warmths with you:



Beans are beautiful and tasty. I turned these beans into taco soup that was oh-so-filling. I was more than happy to eat the leftovers all the following week. I like Autumn because it means I start cooking soups again.



As soon as I got my car, I headed off to drive the Nebo Loop. Even in the desert, we can get a taste of Fall colors,



and Fall cattle,



and Fall deer,



and Fall views.



Also, this once-a-leaf-pile is now-a-compost-heap that I am very excited about. Bring me your food scraps and I shall return them to the Earth. Autumn helped make this possible, too. ::nod::



I am off and away on my new adventure to appreciate cooler weather. Don't you think?

sigh

A more even-handed response than my general desire to start preaching the gospel of social justice from the top of the SWicKeT.

my apologies for the multiple postings. Still figuring out how to use blogger. the right sidebar kept cutting off the "late bloomer" tree picture

art helps

Beauty Beauty. Shared by an Israeli artist on Etsy.

I am nearing the end of a frustrating, lonely, two weeks.

Honduras

I'm going to do some more research, but suffice it to say that the news coming out of honduras seems less like a coup and more like nipping a dictator-to-be in the bud.