Sunday, October 08, 2017
Sunday Reflection: The Fall
Yesterday I drove up to town north and west of Minneapolis. Along the way, the trees were turning. On the way back, I stopped in the little town of Cold Spring which has a handful of businesses that include a bakery and a brewery. In the bakery, they had all kinds of beautiful frosted monster cookies, in any color you might like.
Fall is here. I love fall. Part of it is the aesthetic, the gentle palate of colors if you live in a place with trees and a good view of the sky. The weather, too, is just the tiniest bit challenging. You might need a sweater. Or, you might not. Hard to say.
It is something to be grateful for. And if there is one thing we seem to be lacking as a nation it is gratitude. Instead, we are becoming a nation of grievance, even among those with the most abundance.
How can that be, on a day like this?
Fall is here. I love fall. Part of it is the aesthetic, the gentle palate of colors if you live in a place with trees and a good view of the sky. The weather, too, is just the tiniest bit challenging. You might need a sweater. Or, you might not. Hard to say.
It is something to be grateful for. And if there is one thing we seem to be lacking as a nation it is gratitude. Instead, we are becoming a nation of grievance, even among those with the most abundance.
How can that be, on a day like this?
