My last few weeks of travel have been visually amazing. I’ve enjoyed the fall colors present in West Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Ohio, and Montana. As I flew out of Seattle today and saw the beautiful Pacific Northwest below me, I couldn’t help being amazed by the kaleidoscope of colors below.
The reds.
The yellows.
The oranges.
The fall leaves. Simply incredible.
In a few short weeks, the trees will be bare, but before the leaves depart they give one more huge bold demonstration of their brilliance. It’s incredible.
In a few short weeks, many of us will be taking out “winter breaks.” Right now, many of you are resting and recovering from extravagant Homecomings or your big fall leadership conference, but what if we didn’t stop right now?
What if we took a page from the fall leaves’ playbook and produce our very best right now? Instead of simply shrinking away as we head towards December, what if we charged forward, boldly and beautifully?
Could we catch the eye of people in our campus and community?
Could we make them look at life again with a bit of awe?
I think we can.
I know we can.
So let’s do it.