First to Fall

a real and reasonable destination

The most tender
are the first to fall~
Willing to surrender 
to The Ground of Being
Who lovingly catches
and transforms All.

Although it is very warm, on my walk early this morning there was an obvious autumn-leaning aroma wafting through the breeze. Always I am lured into longing for a level of rest that would allow me to more fully sink into the holy embrace of Spirit and Season. Sometimes I'm not so sure that will ever come for me. I hope so, but rest, especially physical rest, seems chronically elusive. And so I am grateful for each momentary micro-repose and its embedded promise that rest is a real and reasonable destination; following the signs of surrender. 
Deep Peace and Gentle Fallings,
~Cheryl Anne