Change is inevitable and not always in our control. However, the choice to move and transition through adversity offers many benefits in hindsight. Course correction of the GPS is often ignored and something many people choose not to confront. Because change is uncomfortable, we double-down on what is comfortable by spending a considerable amount of our life hiding, protecting, and defending the path of least resistance. The seasons stand still for no one and can be highly suggestive to get us on the ride. It is not in animals’ nature to resist what they are, so why do humans? As the seasons change so does the animal, or death may occur. Whatever season you are moving through, know that there is information in it that is waiting for you to choose it, and that much closer to freedom. The seasons can teach us the attribute of patience and to slow down so that we may see what is presenting itself around us.

All seasons are equally important, especially those we do not favor. You and I are connected to the seasons. Our composition and chemical makeup are composed of the elements of the earth. The bond between the seasons and humans is deep rooted, with patterns and connections that intertwine between us. We do not have the option to choose whether we play the game of life. If we are breathing, then we are in the game of life. And if we are in the game of life, it is important to know the rules. Our emotions often guide us away from our nature and can be false indicators of information.

Everything around us is trying to get our attention to show us something. Take a moment to pause each day and observe how effortless the flow of nature is. Human beings are the only creatures on the planet that try to be something that they are not. All seasons have growth even if you cannot see it with your own eyes. As the dormant ground breaks in the spring and all life seems to be vacant, I tell myself to not trust what my physical senses are trying to suggest to me.

There is hidden information in silence, observation, and action. The season begins and ends with learning to do the small things well. Each season lends a helping hand to our relationships, finances, careers, and self-esteem. There is a natural law and cycle that exists within our environment which wants us to cooperate with it. The seasons offer us life through sowing seeds, presenting occasions for opportunities, and the patience to know that the right moment to act is in the present. Growth requires expansion, increase, advancement, stretching, and tenacity to be a student of each season. Do not allow your current conversation to keep you in a season you do not belong in and be ready for the change of the new season to come.

Letroy Woods can be reached at Letroywoods@gmail.com