New Year Begins with School Openings

I'm back on the porch again. This morning's walk was delightfully cool. Only two pickup trucks and one van passed me - on their way to work or back from taking someone to school. I was a little later walking this morning. Nothing scheduled today until yoga at 4:00 at the church. So, I will rest and write. One or two trees are showing yellow or reddish orange leaves, but not many. Sourwood reds are also showing up - at least on the tiny sprouts along the roadside. Some tree leaves are going directly to browns. I love this time of year. Somehow when school opens and the leaves begin to turn, its like the beginning of a new year for me - much more so than January 1. I guess it comes from having been associated with school all my life - until retirement a dozen years ago. So, this morning's reading this stood out for me: Every year I resolve to be a little less the me I know and leave a little room for the me I could be. I'll meditate on this and see what comes up.