Growing Weary of Constant Changes? Experience the comfort from perpetual rhythms.

On the eve of fall when the flowers still hold their summer blooms, the tree leaves are fading into the brown hues of autumn. The morning air is cool and slow to warm.  The forecasted temperature may eventually reach the daytime high that still says summer, but does not stay long.  As each days passes, we the sunsets 1-2 minutes sooner—losing daylight quicker in September than any other month.

On these September mornings, I now need to turn on a light when I plug in the kettle for my usual morning brew of Earl Grey tea with honey. I wear a sweater over pyjamas and cozy reading socks. As I wait for the water to boil, I watch my cat who still sleeps outside on a cushioned deck chair—her summer rhythms not yet disrupted from the onset of fall. 

Year over year seasonal changes bring on repeated rhythms. Where I live in the Canadian prairie zone, we witness falling snow in winter, emerging tree buds in spring, blooming flowers in summer, and withering leaves in autumn. From warm down-filled coats, to light nylon jackets; to t-shirts, to zippered hoodies—we adapt our ways from the freezing cold winters to hot summers over and over. 

And it never seems to grow old, this perpetual rhythm when seasons change. It could all seem meaningless when it happens year over year but is welcomed like the first snowfall of winter, robins in spring, florets in summer, and fresh pumpkins in fall. 

Why, I wonder, do I not grow weary from the constant change?

Maybe we are made for rhythms. 

After all, even in the very beginning of time was the rhythm of day and night. The earth was made to repeat all the seasons, along with day and night. 

Genesis 1:3-6  The world was made with evenings and mornings from the very first day.

“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called night. And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.” (NIV)

Genesis 8:22: A promise that seasonal cycles will occur as long as the earth stands. 

“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” (NIV)

Ecclesiastes 3:1: Accepting that everything is perfectly timed leads to living peacefully through life’s rhythms. 

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” (NIV)

Coaching Corner— Questions to Move Toward Accepting Changing Circumstances

If you are resisting changes occurring in your life and/or feeling rebellious about certain circumstance, reflecting on the following questions may help you. 

1. If the circumstance is causing you resistance, how can you choose to experience it differently?

2. How can you make peace with this circumstance that you cannot change?

3. What is this circumstance teaching you about compassion and grace for yourself and others? 

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