Hello, linden leaf.

Setting aside agenda and anxiety - welcoming what is.

I’ve been grumbling about where I live because I’m ungrateful. But rather than trying to catapult myself directly into gratitude, I’m going to start by letting what is be what is. It’s what the Trinity does: without agenda or anxiety - the welcome of what is becomes delight in what is. So here I go:

Hello, linden leaf.

You are irregularly shaped, compared to your summer form. Your edges are speckled brown. Your chlorophyll has almost all retreated into your central veins. You are golden yellow and still hanging on. It’s good that you’re here. I’m glad you exist.