Today is Take-Down-The-Tree Day, a kind of sad day that we must face every year. Most
people where I live have already done this because I saw the trees on the side of the road last Tuesday & Wednesday as I took my son to school. That was a little harsh for me.
We’re always a little late with this, therefor we miss the city’s tree disposal day every year. I just can’t get myself to do it that quickly, right after the New Year, so we let the trees decompose in the back yard. Fortunately our back yard needs some filling in here and there, and it’s a fairly wild place anyway, so these trees continue to serve a purpose.
Packing the Christmas decorations away is a little sad but necessary. Seasons don’t last forever, they come and go and come back again a year later. It’s interesting how these changes give life variety and consistency at the same time. Life changes around us all the time in many ways, and we are in a constant process of growth and change as well, so consistency becomes very important for stability and security.
The cycle of seasonal change adds depth to life, just as growing up and aging bring depth to life. Imagine if there were no grandparents. What if people just gave birth, raised children, and then died when their children became adults. How awful would that be! The human race would have taken a lot longer to evolve and progress.
Seasons come and go every year, we remain the same person and yet changed by the passing of time. Life remains the same and yet change is happening constantly. We have different experiences every year, meet new people, learn new things. How boring it would be if nothing ever changed, and how difficult life would be if nothing were consistent. We learn so much, and receive so much, through loving our grandparents.
Even though I avoid the end of the holiday season every year, I have already welcomed the New Year, I have already made a new beginning and am welcoming change. I have to put the Christmas decorations away so they will be freshly available again at the end of the
year. I have to put them away so I can clean my house and prepare for whatever life is bringing in this new year, even if it’s sadness or difficulty, “for these too shall pass”. (That’s what my mother always told me.)
I hope the new year is going well for you if you are reading this. If you have struggles as many of us do at this time, I hope you can embrace the changes while planting the consistency of eternal love in your heart. Reach out to others and help, or let them help you, so love can flow and heal what hurts.
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Today is recycle day for Christmas tree here – the town has a truck that chews them into mulch -and the mulch is used in the city’s park. All these trees are zooming down the road in the back seats of cars, sitting like queens in convertibles, or rolling rowdily in backs of pick-up trucks. It’ pretty funny. But glad few ended up on the curb with the garbage. Enjoy a tree-free home and 2012!
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I bet that is a funny sight. I never buy a tree anymore. I wait until the Boy Scouts finish their weekend tree selling and then I go get one of the leftovers they leave on the lot. It helps me feel like I’m not contributing to the cutting down of trees, but I can still experience the beauty and fragrance of a live tree. 🙂
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Yeah, it always brings some sadness and things to look forward to as well.
I like your blog name. I am following from the Finding Friends hop.
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Thanks so much for following. i’m trying to catch up with the hops, but have some really urgent family matters to deal with right now. 🙂
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I have been having a hard time this season, so this is sweet to read. It also reminds me of a surprisingly philosophical turn in a conversation I had with some firemen yesterday.
Fireman: You spoil him, don’t you?
Me: [silent while trying to find the right words]
Fireman: Oh, I see your hesitation! We know you do!
Fireman 2: Gotcha!
Me: No, no, no. I grew up poor with a foundation in ideas instead of things. I want my son to have that same foundation, so while he doesn’t lack, he’s not spoiled, either.
Fireman: Oh. I hear ya.
Li’l D (who’d been messing with a sticker he’d been given a moment ago) saved the impending somber mood by shouting, “My name is two!” 🙂
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Thanks for commenting, I hope things are getting better for you. I can’t imagine why the fireman would think you are spoiling your child. People draw funny conclusions without much information don’t they?
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Hey, visiting you through the Alexa hop. I have yet to put down my tree. I hate doing it, and illness has given me a good excuse to postpone it!
Here’s my blog. Please leave a comment when you visit letting me know you were there My Baby Sleep Guide
If you leave me an alexa review, I would be happy to leave one for you. Just leave a comment on my site letting me know.
Thanks!
Rachel
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I hope you’re feeling better. I gave you a good Alexa review. Thanks for your comment.
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It’s always a bit sad taking down the tree. I tend to do mine right after Christmas though since we have December and January birthdays! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by on my SITS day! 🙂
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