'Tis the Season

i've really been paying attention to the weather of late.  the change from summer to fall seems to be complete and the leaves have begun their descent.  i now walk to work in the dark although it is still light upon my return and i quite enjoy the briskness.  i've always loved the fall but this is not what has inspired this entry.  this is the first fall, since 2001, that i have actually been in ontario for the true change in seasons and i forgot how much i love it!

 

for a number of reasons this autumn has actually inspired a great deal of reflection.  i returned to canada last october and i believe that my return from wales truly marked the beginning of my most temultuous year yet.  and now, finally, as the weather turns cold, i feel like i am finally ready to move on and enjoy whatever comes next.

 

there is a certain amount of confidence that comes from overcoming the daily trials and tribulations of life.  perhaps i am coming to this realization late in life but i suppose that just getting here is the important part.  in twelve months i've been deemed worthy of a masters degree then slogged through the lows of unemployment; i've had my heart broken and, albeit somewhat tentatively, put myself back on the market; i've left good friends around the world and reconnected with people i love at home; and i feel like a better person for it.

 

i'm still figuring things out, but i suspect that process is never done.  so for now i will continue on this path, even there is no endpoint in sight, and, at the very least, take pleasure in the change of seasons.