Spring forward, fall back

Today we switch our clocks an hour forward. Because it's spring, clocks spring forward, whereas in fall, clocks fall back. It is daylight saving time. Saving is used here as a verbal adjective to modify 'time' and to tell us more of its nature, which would be characterized by the activity of saving daylight. It is a daylight saving kind of time. To understand this better, think of book reading time.

This shifting gives people more use of the extended daylight. Others don't appreciate the alteration; simple complaints such as adjusting to a new sleep schedule and the inconvenience of fussing with timepieces. For most people, this is a mere nuisance, but people with sleep disorders find this transition very difficult.

I like change. Change is good, whether it is a permanent or a temporary undertaking. Usually it is brought about by some necessity, or resulting from losses or heartaches. People sometimes fail to realize that change is just another path; another road less travelled. We fall short in realizing that new schedules have to be outlined. Mornings are earlier as the sun peeks out of the mountains prematurely, only to hide lazily at dusk.

Like the 24 hour clock of time, our life is an evolution of circular comings and goings. And even as we age and transform to take on different roles, we remain the same timepiece that preserves its meter with dials and tunings. We wind ourselves to hear the tick-tock of every second, completing a minute, revolving into hours, and before we know it, another day has passed, and thus begins another cycle of time and life.

I embrace change for it reforms oneself and one's life. Circle life continually in its fullest, but take small steps at a time; seconds before minutes. Pause and take heed as you go through the world... my world of colorful and seasonal transitions...