You may naturally co-exist quite peacefully with the “dead leaves” still tucked in drawers, closets, and cabinets, but in time you will let them go as the seasons of your life shift.
You deliberately process and reflect on all your belongings and feelings. You let go slowly, but when it’s time to take action, you follow your internal clock. Your home and psyche feel peaceful after the storm.Ĭonversely, maybe your experience is like that of the oak tree.
Metaphor for autumn trees free#
On the other side of this powerful catharsis, you experience a liberating exhaustion and may sleep deeply and free like a hibernating bear in winter. Like the maple, once you’ve gotten started, “dead leaves” quickly leave your space and life. Then a thunderstorm rolls through, and the next day the tree stands stark. As autumn progresses, a few leaves flutter to the ground. The process resembles the maple tree vibrantly showing its bright yellow leaves. From this place of energized freedom, you set aside a weekend to discard many bags of unneeded belongings. You may begin with a few items here and there in different rooms of your home, but quickly experience the relief of clearing. Perhaps you are like the maple tree and prefer the immediate results of the “whoosh” style of letting go. The method is organic and cannot be forced. Each type of tree represents ways we often process disarray in our spaces, hearts, and minds. We cling to and then shed our clutter like these different trees. Some trees have shed all their leaves, others have crunchy brown ones still clinging to branches, and the pine trees remain everlasting green in a constant flow of dropping needles and growing new ones. On my run this crisp autumn morning, I notice the variety of trees and realize each species represents a beautiful metaphor for all the expressions of letting go.
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