Maple Boy
Letting go can be beautiful.
What this friend is telling you
Maple Boy stands in a blazing autumn wood while red and orange leaves swirl down around him. Here is the thing about the maple: it does not cry about losing its leaves. It turns them the brightest colors of the year and lets them dance off. Some things end. A season. A friendship that moved away. Being little. Endings can be sad and beautiful at the same time. Letting go is how your branches get ready for what grows next.
Watch out for…
carrying an old grudge around all winter. Drop it like a leaf. It was heavy anyway.
Try this
Pick one small old thing you are still carrying. Find a real leaf, say "I'm done carrying this," and let the leaf go.