Our Leaf Story

Leaves are such a true representation of our lives and the cycles we experience. Leaves start off as a bud every year, nourished by the sun, rain and fluctuating temperatures. Each day they are growing, taking on the lessons of life and weathering many storms. Many times I have watched our biggest tree out front experience storm after storm with the strongest winds. The branches whip and thrash with the leaves hanging on tight, time and time again. Another tree of ours, couldn’t handle a strong storm one year, cracked and fell to the ground. But I remember when looking at the tree lying there, all the leaves were strongly still intact. It was such a bold statement of true strength. The seasons will then change, the leaves will change into new beautiful colors, before they dance and fall to the ground to be apart of the cycle of new leaves to come. We all are like leaves, from weathering many storms, such days of chaos and beauty and of course always being part of the growth from it all. Even to such similarities of the veins under our skin to the veins of a leaf. Carrying life throughout them as we do. Carrying a leaf is a reminder of strength, beauty in the chaos of life and to keep going and hanging on. I hope that this can be that for you or any positive message you need to hold within your leaf every day.