Lessons from the Beach - Changing Landscapes

I was walking along the shore of Lake Michigan yesterday amid the ice, snow and sand. It was an interesting landscape as we had 2 feet of snow on the ground last week, but Saturday was almost 60 degrees so the ground has changed considerably. What was frozen solid is now shifting sand. Where I wouldn't tread if I didn't want boots full of snow is now open and clear to walk. Yet I still can't see the lake for the frozen ice piled into hills at the shore line.

This felt so much like my life as I navigate change. Areas that were once stable and comfortable for me become difficult and I can sink unexpectedly. Places I would never have tread are now open and welcome me. And yet, even as I navigate new areas I can't always see the entire landscape, sometimes there are mountains of ice blocking my view.

It's a new landscape and it takes time to learn how best to navigate. Sometimes you sink and get sand in your shoes, and sometimes you slide on an unexpected patch of ice and land on your fannie. But it is exciting and invigorating to get out there and explore. It is fun to tread new land, and it's incredible to look at those hills of ice.