Rainbows and gravity

The crystal that was hanging from my office window that cast rainbows from the summer sun was no longer casting rainbows. So I moved it to a different window in the living room to catch the winter sun.
Now I have morning rainbows again.

We can’t stop the seasons from changing. This is what is.

Last night I looked up at the stars, visible because I was on Earth’s shadow side, this morning I felt the sunshine on my skin because this side of Earth had turned to face the sun again.

We can’t keep the world from spinning. This is what is.

On my morning walk, I saw a bright orange passionfruit fall from the vine and land on the ground. I picked it up and brought it home. It was sweet and juicy.

We can’t stop the force of gravity. This is what is.

It has been 947 days since my sister took her last breath. And it still doesn’t make sense.

We can’t stop death from coming. This is what is.

To live this life is to know impermanence, and sometimes the change that comes with impermanence is welcome. Sometimes it feels like an elephant on our chest.
Either way, things change.

When we lean toward this truth and embrace it, something starts to shift. And that shift feels a lot like freedom. Not because we always get what we want, but because we have the option to surrender to what is.

Change is happening all the time and it can be really hard. That’s okay. There’s no rule saying change shouldn’t be hard. But when we notice the sun shining through the window at a slightly different angle. When we notice day turning into night. When we notice that fruit always falls to the ground and never to the sky. When we notice that death is inevitable. We remember to meet reality where it’s at because anything else is an unwinnable battle that only brings suffering.

When we accept what is, we can surrender to all of the many changes that happen over a lifetime, allowing us to move through our days with truth, freedom, love, and courage.

Molly