As I write this, I am bathed in the dappled sunlight reflected off of the lake just beyond the vacation house I’ve been in. It’s delightful, watching the changing patterns as the sunshine off the water dances on the ceiling. It invites relaxation and simply being in the moment.
This lake is one of many man-made bodies of water resulting from dams created decades ago, against the wishes of the original land-dwellers. Dam removal is underway, which will result in the draining of the lakes and restoration of the natural order. Docks have been removed, and landowners are coming to terms with their water-sports and lakeside living being transformed.
Sitting and looking at the wildlife who have made this lake their home is a reminder of change and adaptation. The wildlife will be fine. The ducks will find new feeding grounds, and the salmon will be free to return to their natural spawning practices. That which is lake today will be a beautiful meadow in time.
It’s all a reminder to me of many truths: change is inevitable, and I can choose to embrace and welcome it or not; there are many experiences in life that I can’t change—all I can do is adapt to the newness; there is beauty in everything; ‘wait and see’ is a helpful way of anticipating those new ways of appreciating that which changes.
I’m happy to be here today, to see the loveliness of the lake while it still exists.
In this moment, all is well.
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