Autumn & Supernovae

My favourite season

I have been cooped up in front of my computer lately, working on creating my first ever group program, which will be announced on my website soon. 🙂

I decided to go for a walk in the ravine close to home, because I just felt that I needed Mother Nature’s nurture today.

I missed the time in the woods and the autumn colours called to me.

What image does autumn conjure up for you?

For me, I think of time with family and friends, crisp air, the red, yellow, brown, purple hues of the woods, pumpkin spice, harvest, and warmth by the fireplace.

This is nature at its finest and its peak.

This is when it shines the brightest.

We all know that winter is not far from this point forward.

Leaves fall at their most intense colours.

They don’t remain attached to the trees.

They fall with no hesitation and no regret.

Fruits like apples are ready for the picking.

Pumpkins and corn are ready to be harvested.

Think cornucopia.

Think abundance.

Think reward after the hard work from spring and summer.

Then we get to rest for the winter.

This is the cycle of the 4 seasons.

There is time for growth, time for expansion, time for reward, and time for rest & reflection.

Shine like supernova

Just like supernova.

They shine the brightest when they are getting close to the end of their lives.

They add enriching elements to space clouds of dust and gas, further interstellar diversity, and produce a shock wave that compresses clouds of gas to aid new star formation.

They have given their all.

Not unlike the leaves when they fall to the ground, they become the nutrients to be used up by the soil, to be absorbed & broken down over winter.

When spring comes around, the seedlings of many plants rely on the nutrients from their past ‘ancestors’ to break out of their ‘shells’ and the ground.

They can then continue to grow, with the help of sunlight and rain, to become bigger, stronger, brighter, and to expand their reach until they are at their peak after they have provided their fruits and seeds.

Then the cycle repeats again.

We humans are also not unlike the many living organisms on this planet.

We will all face the day when our body just cannot do what it’s made to do any more.

What do you want to leave behind?

As we age and start to slow down, we are like the ‘nutrients’ to the next generation as well.

We get to share our years of experience, wisdom, and insights with the next generation.

The big question, to me, that we need to ask ourselves is, “Have I lived?”

“Have I made a mark in this world?”

I don’t mean something grand or awe-inspiring or influencing lives of millions.

I mean, “What kind of impact have I made to my children and my children’s children?”

Even if you don’t have kids, what about your loved ones and people closest to you?

What do you want to leave behind for them?

Are you living your life with purpose and meaning?

We are the guides and examples to our next generation.

Have we given our all so that they are inspired to give their all to better the lives of people around them and their next generation?

We can better others’ lives simply by sharing, being kind, loving, appreciative, supportive, and authentic.

Can we say, when it’s time for us to leave, that we can leave without any regrets?

This is the lesson that I received from observing Mother Nature and the infinite universe we are part of.

What about you?

Does autumn or supernovae inspire you to live your life to the fullest as well?

What other lessons do you think they can teach us?

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