02/10/2026
There is something humbling about watching a forest in autumn. Things fall, soften, break down and nothing is wasted.
What has completed its life becomes part of the soil. Fungi, microorganisms, roots and countless other relationships transform what was once living, making nourishment available for what comes next.
The forest reminds us that decay is not separate from life. It is part of how life continues. I think there is something important for us here too.
We can be very quick to move away from what is ending. To replace it, fix it, understand it or make something new from it. But sometimes there is another process.
A slower one. One that asks us to stay close to what is changing long enough for it to become something else.
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