Snow.
A dusting against the still-green leaves.
A sign of the changing of the seasons.
It was a fluke snow shower and melted by the next day.
But I know that the real thing will be here soon enough.
Winter will come.
And we'll shovel and blow the snow off of our driveways and sidewalks.
We'll bundle up, and curse the cold like we do every year.
It's a ritual we follow in Wisconsin. We have a love-hate relationship with our changing seasons.
The snow on these green leaves felt out of place to me when I saw it.
It felt too early , but then again, everything seems to be a bit out of order this year. So I guess it was par for the course.
It reminded me that things can change when we least expect it. And that we should be prepared for anything.
There's a difference though, between knowing things will change, like we do every year with the seasons, and being prepared for it.
The goal is to not be caught asleep at the wheel when the changes come.
Life does not stay constant, no matter how much we want it to; we are learning this in a very real way this year.
This year is teaching many of us that we should always be thinking two steps ahead, considering what our contingency plan might be.
We should always work like our jobs might be taken from us in any moment.
We should always spend money like we might not have any tomorrow.
We should always love like this might be our last day with our loved ones.
It's almost ironic, because it really shouldn't take a pandemic for us to live this way.
But sometimes in life, we have to be taken far out of our comfort zones to see the lessons we are supposed to learn.
What has this season of change taught you?
How are you learning from it and changing the way you live, work, and love?
It's an opportunity amidst the chaos. Seize it.
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