As I was driving in this morning, I noticed that the pollen is still everywhere. For some reason, I began to think about how the change from winter to spring in Georgia is accompanied by the pollen. In Atlanta, they give out the pollen count on the radio. Yesterday is was something like 24,000 when 100 is bad.
Is there anything that we can learn about life in general from the pollen and the change from winter to spring?
I can think of a few things!
- Change is hard most of the time
- After a decision to change, there is a period of suffering
- After a good day, like after a good rain, we think the suffering is over, but it comes back again with a vengeance
- The change we are seeking can never come without some initial suffering
- If we are not careful, once the pain is over we will slip back into old habits requiring suffering again
- There is no escaping the pain, no matter how hard we try
- Pain is temporary, time passes and pain lessens
- The benefits of change are worth the suffering
- There will be beautiful reminders along the journey of why we are suffering through the pain, think about a pink dogwood
- Change is a part of life
As we all in the south suffer through the final couple of weeks of pollen, remember, without it spring and all of its beauty would never come. Winter would persist, and gray and drab would overtake us.
Give thanks for yellow pollen and remember to take your allergy medication!
In My Experience