Falling Leaves

     The other morning when I was walking I noticed how much the leaves on the trees had really begun to lose their green color, moving on to the luscious reds and yellows. Yes, the trees had decided, as they do each year, to take a rest so that next year they would be full of energy and vitality for the spring season. How often do we take a rest in order to have the stamina to go on with vim and vigor? Not often enough I will wager. What a change we would see in ourselves if we took time out on a daily basis simply to contemplate life. Most of us just keep going as we grumble about not having enough time to do all the things we need to do, or think we need to do. Can each one of us look at our lives and  be happy with what we have done with our lives and maybe even change? What is important? Maybe the falling leaves can tell us.