{"id":5797,"date":"2013-10-27T09:48:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T01:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2013-11-06T23:00:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T04:00:33","slug":"season-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/season-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"season of change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While looking over the last year of photos on my <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/catchingfirefliescom\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram feed<\/a>, you can tell my most favorite seasons are fall and spring.\u00a0 Of course I also love summer and some parts of winter too, however my photos don&#8217;t seem to show it as much.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com\/e8675d7439ba11e3a1a622000a1fd15c_8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the gorgeous changes of the trees during these seasons that make my neighborhood walks so full of beauty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com\/4a036b5e346111e38d1322000a1fb079_8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That and the stunning sunlight warming up brisk mornings and cool evenings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com\/ee5f9a34338e11e3aa6822000a9f1730_8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not one to ponder deep thoughts often, but I do find it interesting that the most beautiful seasons in Michigan are the ones that go through the most change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com\/82fecb20307811e3805c22000a9e0290_8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And ironically most people including me tend to resist change.\u00a0 It&#8217;s uncomfortable and unknown.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard and scary.\u00a0 You have to take risks and are not always guaranteed rewards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com\/9d1e117036bb11e39a2022000a1fb2e1_8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s often far easier to stay in our comfortable cocoon of perceived safety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/october-love.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5798\" alt=\"october love\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/october-love.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/october-love.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/october-love-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/october-love-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But I think we can cheat of ourselves of unknown beauty that will enrich our lives beyond measure if we resist opportunities that require change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com\/b3dd639236b211e3b39e22000a9d0df1_8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love that every six months our wonderful world reminds me that change is beautiful.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/season-of-change\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/season-of-change\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While looking over the last year of photos on my Instagram feed, you can tell my most favorite seasons are fall and spring.\u00a0 Of course I also love summer and some parts of winter too, however my photos don&#8217;t seem to show it as much. It&#8217;s the gorgeous changes of the trees during these seasons that make my neighborhood walks so full of beauty. That and the stunning sunlight warming up brisk mornings and cool evenings. I&#8217;m not one to ponder deep thoughts often, but I do find it interesting that the most beautiful seasons in Michigan are the ones that go through the most change. And ironically most people including me tend to resist change.\u00a0 It&#8217;s uncomfortable and unknown.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard and scary.\u00a0 You have to take risks and are not always guaranteed rewards. It&#8217;s often far easier to stay in our comfortable cocoon of perceived safety. But I think we can cheat of ourselves of unknown beauty that will enrich our lives beyond measure if we resist opportunities that require change. 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