The Beauty of Disruption

How Change Brings Happiness

Texas summers are notoriously brutal. The daytime temperatures reach triple digits (Fº), and the air is so humid and thick that it can be difficult to breathe. Summer breezes feel like the air that rushes out when you open a hot oven, and the weather forces everyone and everything: adults, children, and pets to stay indoors where the air conditioners keep you comfortable and safe.

In late September or early October, the night temperatures start to drop. Suddenly the evenings are dipping into the 70s, 60s, and even 50s. When this starts to happen, you know the summer heat is on its way out. Fall has arrived.

Fall in Texas is beautiful. As it starts to cool, Texans transform from home dwellers to outdoor people, playing outside, camping, taking walks, enjoying picnics, etc. People want to be out and enjoy this time before winter arrives. Lately, I’ve been having morning coffee on the back porch, taking in the cool breeze and late sunrise, and it makes me feel happy and relaxed.

Positive Change

The current change in the Texas weather from summer to fall is something I have been looking forward to and something I have been able to enjoy daily over the past few weeks. I feel similar contentment when spring arrives with warmer temperatures that mark the end of…